Targeting in Multi-Criteria Decision Making

In this paper, the main features of multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) problems are first summarised followed by a list of typical techniques used in MCDM analysis. To tackle the main features of MCDM problems, the Evidential Reasoning (ER) approach, a recent development and a breakthrough in handling hybrid MCDM problems with uncertainties, is introduced. Then the Intelligent Decision System, a software developed to implement the ER approach, is briefly demonstrated with an example followed by a comparison between the ER approach and the AHP method, one of the most widely used MCDM methods. Finally some terminologies related to the ER approach and the IDS software are defined and relevant references are listed.