A new framework, Decerns, for multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) of a wide range of practical problems on risk management is introduced. Decerns framework contains a library of modules that are the basis for two scalable systems: DecernsMCDA for analysis of multicriteria problems, and DecernsSDSS for multicriteria analysis of spatial options. DecernsMCDA includes well known MCDA methods and...

Important and complex spatial decisions, such as allocating land to development or conservationoriented goals, require information and tools to aid in understanding the inherent tradeoffs. They also require mechanisms for incorporating and documenting the value judgements of interest groups and decision makers. Multiple-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a family of techniques that aid decisi...

Acknowledgements The author is grateful for financial support from the NICE Decision Support Unit (DSU). NICE had no responsibility or control over the content of this paper. This paper aims to look at the applicability of multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA) for health technology assessment. MCDA is aimed at supporting decision makers faced with evaluating alternatives, taking into account ...

The broad range of applications of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to forest management has demonstrated its potential as an interdisciplinary methodological framework for decision-making. However, traditional MCDA methods have also shown to have some limitations in addressing the inherent complexity of forest resources management and planning problems. This is particularly true in sust...

Background and objectives:   MCDA is a decision-making tool with increasing use in the healthcare sector, including HTA (Health Technology Assessment). By applying multiple criteria, including innovation, in a comprehensive, structured and explicit manner, MCDA fosters a transparent, participative, consistent decision-making process taking into consideration values of all stakeholders. This pap...

In this paper we describe diviz, a software for modeling, processing and sharing Multiple Criteria Decision Aid (mcda) techniques and experiments. One of its main features is the possibility to design complex mcda algorithms by combining elementary calculation components via an intuitive graphical user interface. The target user community of diviz reaches from researchers to teachers, students ...

A new framework, Decerns, for multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) of a wide range of practical problems on risk management is introduced. Decerns framework contains a library of modules that are the basis for two scalable systems: DecernsMCDA for analysis of multicriteria problems, and DecernsSDSS for multicriteria analysis of spatial options. DecernsMCDA includes well known MCDA methods and...

Forest planning in Sweden today translates not only into planning of timber production, but also for the provision of other functions and services. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods provide a way to take also non-monetary values into account in planning. The purpose of this study was to gain experience on how to use a forest decision support system combined with an MCDA tool in pr...

Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) has been one of the fastest-growing areas of operations research during the last decades. The academic attention devoted to MCDA motivated the development of a great variety of approaches and methods within the field. These methods distinguish themselves in terms of procedures, theoretical assumptions and type of decision addressed. This diversity poses c...