This book examines relationships between pairwise comparisons matrices. It first provides an overview of the latest theories of pairwise comparisons in decision making, discussing the pairwise comparison matrix, a fundamental tool for further investigation, as a deterministic matrix with given...

Chapter 1: General Concepts -- Chapter 2: The Hierarchical Structure -- Chapter 3: Complex Scenarios -- Chapter 4: Rationality of the AHP Method -- Chapter 5: Shortcomings of the AHP Method -- Chapter 6: The Need for Improvement the MCDM Modeling -- Chapter 7: Final Remarks and Conclusion on...

Roman Słowiński and His Research Program: Intelligent Decision Support Systems Between Operations Research and Artificial Intelligence -- Roman’s Scientific Trajectory: A Retrospective with an Emphasis on the Beginning -- ELECTRE Methods: A Survey on Roman Słowiński Contributions -- How...

What Is a Decision Problem? Designing Alternatives -- MCDA Approaches for Efficient Strategic Decision Making -- Collaborative Decision Making for Small Groups utilizing UTA Methods -- Disaggregation Approaches for Multicriteria Classification: An Overview -- Multiple Criteria Approaches for...

Investing Data with Machine Learning using Python -- Probabilistic Assessment of Complex System with Two Subsystems in Series Arrangement with Multi Types Failure and Two Types of Repair using Copula -- "Recognition and Optimizing Process Lagging Indicators during Software Development" -- Risk...

Chapter 1: The Multicriteria approach decision -- Chapter 2: The Multi-objective Optimization Problem with Fuzzy Goal Programming -- Chapter 3: Fuzzy Modes and Effects Analysis by using Fuzzy AHP -- Chapter 4: Multicriteria approach to classification systems of control aircraft flight:...

Operations Management in the Sharing Economy: An Integrated Perspective of Item-sharing and Crowdshipping -- The Student-Project Allocation Problem as Part of Timetabling in Project-Oriented Schools -- Multi-start Heuristics for Unit-Capacity Orienteering Problems -- Scheduling a two stage...

This book provides essential insights into a range of newly developed numerical optimization techniques with a view to solving real-world problems. Many of these problems can be modeled as nonlinear optimization problems, but due to their complex nature, it is not always possible to solve them...

Chapter 1: Signs, patterns and systems -- Chapter 2: What is Design? -- Chapter 3: Designing Organization -- Chapter 4: Projects of Design -- Chapter 5: Investigating domains of organization -- Chapter 6: Engaging with problem situations -- Chapter 7: Making sense of business activity -- Chapter...