MCDM 2004
The 17th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making
Whistler British Columbia CANADA
August 6- 11, 2004
Friday, August 6, 2004/Vendredi, 6 Août, 2004
15:15-18:00 Registration 18:00- 20:00 Welcoming Reception Sponsored by Simon Fraser University Symphony Room Grand Foyer
Saturday, August 7, 2004/Samedi, 7 Août, 2004
9:00-10:15
SESSION 1 / SÉANCE 1: Opening Ceremony Chairperson: William C. Wedley (Simon Fraser University Burnaby, Canada) 10:15- 10:30 Coffee and Refreshment Break 10:30-12:00 SESSION 2 / SÉANCE 2: Distinguished Speaker Valley Foyer Garibaldi Room Garibaldi Room
Chairperson: Valerie Belton (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom) Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization (EMO): A Decade of Research and Applications Kalyanmoy Deb (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India) 12:00- 13:30 Lunch
Saturday, August 7, 2004
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13:30 – 15:00 SESSION 3A / SÉANCE 3A: Preference Function Modelling: Lessons and Classical Corrections Chairperson: Ralph E. Steuer (University of Georgia, Athens, USA)
Harmony A
Utility Functions And Observed Behavior In Multi-Issue Negotiations: Some Lessons For Preference Modelling Rudolf Vetschera (University of Vienna, Vienna Austria) A New Theory Of Measurement: Identifying Classical Errors Jonathan Barzilai (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada) A New Theory Of Measurement (Correcting the Classical Errors): Preference Function Modelling Jonathan Barzilai (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada) SESSION 3B / SÉANCE 3B: Group Decision Making Harmony B
Chairperson: Diederik J.D. Wijnmalen (Physics and Electronics Laboratory TNO, The Hague, The Netherlands) Measurement Scales And Derivation Of Priorities In Pairwise And Group Decision Making Abstract, Paper Porpan Vachajitpan (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand) The DS/AHP Method of MCDM under Ignorance: Vagueness, Consideration Sets and Consensus Building in a Group Decision Problem Malcom J. Beynon (Cardiff University, Cardiff, U. K.) Voting on Alternatives or on Criteria: The Meta-Decision on Multicriterion Group Decision Procedures Niels Peter Thomas (Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany) SESSION 3C / SÉANCE 3C: Facility Location Methods Chairperson: Hannele Wallenius (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland) Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) for GaAs IC Foundry Fabrication Location Evaluation Fang-Mei Tseng and Chi-Fa Lin (Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan) Interactive Decision Making For Multi-Objective Competitive Facility Location Problem Takeshi Uno and Masatoshi Sakawa (Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Japan) Using ANP for location analysis of plywood &veneer industry plants: The case of Iran Majid Azizi (University of Tehran, Iran) Spearhead A
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SESSION 3D / SÉANCE 3D: Applications in Agriculture
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Chairperson: Gilberto Montibeller (Kingston University, London. United Kingdom) Priortization For Guided Projects To Promote Chilean Agricultural Exports, A Worldwide AHPInternet Resource Allocation Application Isabel Spencer and Claudio A. Garuti (Fulcrum Ingeniería Ltda., Santiago, Chile) Multi-Criteria Diet Formulation for Pigs in Growth François Dubeau, Peirre Olivier Julien (Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada) and Candido Pomar (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lennoxville, Canada) 15:00 - 15:15 Refreshment Break 15:15- 16:45 SESSION 4A / SÉANCE 4A: Finding Solutions in MOLP Space Chairperson: Hirotaka Nakayama (Konan University, Kobe, Japan) Using Objective Values To Start Multiple Objective Linear Programming Algorithms Ami Arbel (Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel) and Pekka Korhonen (Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland) Euclidean Centers: Computation, Properties And MOLP Applications Ami Arbel and Ronnie Sadka (Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel) A Hybrid Approach To Linear Integer Vector Optimization Problems Walter Habenicht (Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany) SESSION 4B / SÉANCE 4B: Theory and Development of the Analytic Hierarchy Process/Analytic Network Process Harmony B Valley Foyer Harmony A
Chairperson: Ludmil Mikhailov (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom) The Analytic Network Process: Dependence and Feedback in Decision Making (Part 1): Theory and Validation Examples Thomas L. Saaty (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA) The Analytic Network Process (Part 2): Benefits Opportunities Costs And Risks Decision Example Thomas L. Saaty (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA) Comparing AHP And ANP Shiftwork Models: Hierarchy Simplicity vs. Network Connectivity. Claudio A. Garuti and Mario Sandoval (Fulcrum Ingeniería Ltda., Santiago, Chile)
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SESSION 4C / SÉANCE 4C: Business and University Performance Chairperson: Yeboon Yun (Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan)
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The Performance of Universities in North Rhine-Westphalia: Comparison of a Distribution Solution and the Performance Criteria of a Data Envelopment Analysis Günter Fandel (FernUniversität in Hagen, Hagen, Germany) A New Approach To Student Enrollment Decisions In Higher Education Danny I. Cho (Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada) Business Performance Evaluation on Large Area TFT-LCD Panel Companies in Taiwan. Fang-Mei Tseng (Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan) and Yu-Jing Chiu (Chiao Tung University, Hisnchu, Taiwan) SESSION 4D / SÉANCE 4D: Decision Support Systems Spearhead B
Chairperson: Do Sang Kim (Pukyong National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea) Anytime and Anywhere: a New Concept in the DSS design Wojtek Michalowski (University of Ottawa, Canada), Roman Slowinski and Szymon Wilk (Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland) UNICOMBS - Intellectual Decision Support System For Multicriteria Comparison And Choice E. Furems and A. Ashikhmin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia) Satisfying Multiple Constraints For Preliminary Structural Design In A Knowledge-Based System Maurice Danaher (Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia) 17:00 - 18:00 SESSION 5A / SÉANCE 5A: Searching the Non-Dominated Set Harmony A
Chairperson: Hideki Katagiri (Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan) Exact And Approximation Methods For Computing Nondominated Sets Of Linear/Linear/Quadratic Multiple Criteria Optimization Problems Ralph E. Steuer (University of Georgia, Athens, USA) Markus Hirschberger (University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Eichstätt, Germany) and Yue Qi (University of Georgia, Athens, USA) Adaptive Approximation Methods In Multicriteria Programming Kathrin Klamroth (University of Erlangen-Nuermberg, Erlangen, Germany), Jørgen Tind (University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark), and Margaret M. Wiecek (Clemson University, Clemson, USA)
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SESSION 5B / SÉANCE 5B: GDSS and Group Dispersion Chairperson: Hua-Kai Chiou (National Defense University, Chungho, Taiwan)
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A New GDSS For Ranking A Finite Set Of Multicriteria Alternatives In A Distributed Environment And In A Sequential Coordination Mode Juan C. Leyva Lopez and Mauricio Erives Manriquez (Universidad de Occidente, Sinaloa, Mexico) Geometric Expected Value Operator: A Measure Of Dispersion For The Judgments Of A Group Thomas L. Saaty and Luis G. Vargas (University of Pittsburgh, USA) SESSION 5C / SÉANCE 5C: MCDM for Ordinary Decisions: knowCube Spearhead A
Chairperson: Kaisa Miettinen (Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland) A Spreadsheet Method For Navigating In Decision Spaces Hans L. Trinkaus (Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern, Germany) SESSION 5D / SÉANCE 5D: MCDM in Sports: Soccer and Baseball Chairperson: Danny I. Cho (Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada) Multi-Criteria Optimization Of Player Positioning In The Simulated Soccer Vadim Kyrylov (Simon Fraser University, Surrey, Canada) Martin Greber and Daniel Wardzynski (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden) The MAUT Based CaRBS System Using Belief Functions: Ranking US National League Baseball Teams Malcom J. Beynon (Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom) Spearhead B
Sunday, August 8, 2004/Dimanche 8 Août, 2004
8:30 – 10:15 SESSION 6A / SÉANCE 6A: Multi-Objective Integer Programming Chairperson: Antonie Stam (University of Missouri, Columbia, USA) The Need for Multiobjective Integer Programming Models in Real World Operations Research Matthias Ehrgott (The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand) The Sorting Problem With Restrictions On Class Sizes Murat Köksalan (Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey) and Vincent Mousseau (LAMSADE - Université Paris Dauphine, Paris, France) Harmony A
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Core Problems In Bi-Criteria {0,1}-Knapsacks José R. Figueira (University of Coimbra and INESC-Coimbra, Portugal), Carlos Gomes da Silva (Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal), and João Clímaco (University of Coimbra and INESC-Coimbra, Portugal) SESSION 6B / SÉANCE 6B: Group Decision Support Methods Chairperson: Christine Strauss (University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria) A Systemic Perspective In Supporting Group Decision-Making With MCDA: Defining InterRelationship Criteria For Evaluating And Improving Organisational Performance Gustavo Roig-Sannemann, (Research & Development Center – Itaipu Bi-National, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil), Gilberto Montibeller (Kingston University, London. United Kingdom) and Leonardo Ensslin (University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil) A New Generation Of Multi-Criteria Based Group Decision Support Methods Johan Springael (University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium) and Wim De Keyser (SIA, Dendermonde, Belgium) The Algorithm Of Negotiation For Software Agents And Group Decision Making In Logistics Tasks Anatoly Levchenkov (Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia) Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis Under Interval Assessments Using The Evidential Reasoning Approach Dong-Ling Xu, Jian-Bo Yang and Ying-Ming Wang (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom) SESSION 6C / SÉANCE 6C: Applications with Data Envelope Analysis Chairperson: Y. Ilker Topcu (Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul Turkey) Using DEA And The ER Approach For Performance Measurement Of UK Retail Banks Brandon Y. Wong, Jian-Bo Yang and Richard Greatbanks (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom) The Performance Of 14 Airports: 1997 - 2002 Alan Jessop (Durham Business School, Durham, United Kingdom) Fuzzy Multiple Objective DEA For Supplier Rating In Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Jing-Rung Yu (National Chi Nan University, Puli Nantou, Taiwan), Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) and Chin-I Chiang (Hsuan Chuang University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) Performance Evaluation Using By Integrated Model Of Imprecise Data Envelopment Analysis With Fuzzy Multiple Objective Programming Yu-Yuan Tsou, Hua-Kai Chiou (National Defense University, Chungho, Taiwan) and Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng. (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) Spearhead A Harmony B
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SESSION 6D / SÉANCE 6D: Multilevel Portfolio Selection Chairperson: Jeffrey M. Keisler (University of Massachusetts Boston, USA)
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Multilevel Portfolio Management Made Easier Winfried Hallerbach and Jaap Spronk (Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) A Formulation Of Portfolio Selection Problem With Multiple Criteria Marina V. Polyashuk (Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, USA) Selecting Projects For Venture Capital Funding: A Multiple Criteria Decision Approach Gina Beim (GRL Engineers, Inc. and Pile Dynamics, Inc.) and Moren Lévesque (Case Western Reserve University, USA) Multiple Criteria Decision Making In the Process of Investments Igor Ageev (Institute of Control Sciences and Roel Consulting Company, Moscow, Russia) Vasily Trenev and Stanislav Leontiev (Roel Consulting Company, Moscow, Russia) 10:15 – 10:30 Refreshment Break 10:30-12:00 SESSION 7 / SÉANCE 7: Panel -- New Challenges - New Directions Valley Foyer Garibaldi Room
Chairperson: Raimo P. Hämäläinen (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland) New Challenges - New Directions Valerie Belton (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom) Kalyanmoy Deb (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India) Matthias Ehrgott (The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand) Josè Figueira (University of Coimbra, Coimbra; Portugal) Mark Ridgley (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA) Theodor J Stewart (University of Cape Town, Rondebosch South Africa) Luis G. Vargas (University of Pittsburgh, USA) Rudolf Vetschera (University of Vienna, Vienna Austria) 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 15:00 SESSION 8A / SÉANCE 8A: Genetic Algorithms Chairperson: Kalyanmoy Deb (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India) Optimization Of A Quantum Cascade Laser Operating In The Terahertz Frequency Range Using A Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Traci A. Keller and Gary B. Lamont (Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio, USA) Derivation Of Pareto Optimal Solution Set To Multiobjective Programming Problems Through Evolutionary Multi-Agent System Grand Foyer Harmony A
Sunday, August 8, 2004
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Junko Shibata, Masatoshi Sakawa, Kosuke Kato, Hideki Katagiri and Koji Sasaki (Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan) An Interactive Fuzzy Satisficing Method For Multiobjective Stochastic Zero-One Programming Problems Through Probability Maximization Model Kosuke Kato, Cahit Perkgoz, Hideki Katagiri and Masatoshi Sakawa (Hiroshima University ,Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan) SESSION 8B / SÉANCE 8B: Comparing MCDM Methods Harmony B
Chairperson: Hans L. Trinkaus (Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern, Germany) Comparison Study of Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis Tools Dong-Ling Xu and Simon French (Manchester School of Management, Manchester, United Kingdom) An Integrated Approach to Multiple Criteria Decision Aid: Consequences, Values and Aggregation Ye Chen (University of Waterloo, Canada), D. Marc Kilgour (Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada) and Keith W. Hipel (University of Waterloo, Canada) Brief Parallelism Among The Analytic Network Process (ANP) & Fractal Geometry Claudio A. Garuti and Isabel Spencer (Fulcrum Ingeniería Ltda., Santiago, Chile) SESSION 8C / SÉANCE 8C: Prediction, Forecasting and Scheduling Spearhead A
Chairperson: Juan C. Leyva Lopez (Universidad de Occidente, Sinaloa, Mexico) A Bi-Criteria Model for One Machine Scheduling with Fuzzy Random Due-Date Takeshi Itoh, (University of Marketing & Distribution Sciences, Kobe, Japan) Comparison Analysis Of Possibility Grey Forecasting And Fuzzy Regression To The Stock-Market Price In Taiwan Hsiao-Chi Chen (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) Yi-Chung Hu, (Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan) Joseph Z. Shyu and Gwo-Hshing Tzeng (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) Grey Prediction Gm(1,1) Model For Forecasting Demand Of Planned Spare Parts In Navy Of Taiwan Hua-Kai Chiou (National Chiao Tung University and National Defense University, Chunghe, Taiwan), Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) and Chih-Kang Cheng (National Defense University, Chungho, Taiwan) SESSION 8D / SÉANCE 8D: Project and Supplier Selection Spearhead B
Chairperson: Tom Feglar (Computer Science Consultant, Prague, Czech Republic) The Value Of Assessing Criteria Weights In Project Selection Jeffrey M. Keisler (University of Massachusetts Boston, USA)
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A Decision Support Proposal For Retailer Selection Problem Y. Ilker Topcu and Sebnem Burnaz (Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul Turkey) Supplier Pre-Qualification Assessment Using The ER Approach And Intelligent Decision System Jian-Bo Yang and Dong-Ling Xu (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK) 15:00 – 15:15 Refreshment Break 15:15 – 16:45 SESSION 9A / SÉANCE 9A: Behavioural Considerations for MCDM Decisions Valley Foyer Harmony A
Chairperson: Porpan Vachajitpan (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok , Thailand) Ethics, Rationality And Emotion In Multi-Criteria Analysis Fred Wenstøp (Norwegian School of Management, Sandvika, Norway) On The Influence Of A Decision Model On Users’ Choices And Attitudes Pekka Korhonen, Sari Stenfors, and Jyrki Wallenius (Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland) Decision Trap, Competence Analysis and Innovation Dynamics for Challenging Decision Problems P. L. Yu (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan and University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas) and C. Y. Chiang-Lin (National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, KaoHsiung, Taiwan) SESSION 9B / SÉANCE 9B: Multi-Objective Combinatorial Search Chairperson: Jonathan Barzilai (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada) Multiobjective Meta-Heuristics In Capital Investment Planning: Tabu Search Versus Ant Colony Optimization Christian Stummer and Minghe Sun (University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA) Generation of Pareto Frontiers Using Support Vector Machine Yeboon Yun (Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan), Hirotaka Nakayama (Konan University, Kobe, Japan) and Masao Arakawa (Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan) A Domain-Based Decision Criterion For Selection Problems H.A. Eiselt (University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada) SESSION 9C / SÉANCE 9C: Fuzzy MCDM Spearhead A Harmony B
Chairperson: José R. Figueira (University of Coimbra and INESC-Coimbra, Portugal) An Impact-Adjusted Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Model Chung-Tsen Tsao (National Ping-Tung Institute of Commerce, Ping-Tung , Taiwan)
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Interactive Decision Making For A Fuzzy Random Multiobjective Programming Problem Through The Probability Maximization Model And M- α -Pareto Optimality Hideki Katagiri, Masatoshi Sakawa, Kosuke Kato, Ichiro Nishizaki and Hiroki Danjyo (Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan) Solving Fuzzy MCDM Using Fuzzy Weighted Average Arithmetic Ta-Chung Chu and Tzu-Ming Chang (Southern Taiwan University of Technology, YungKang City, Taiwan) SESSION 9D / SÉANCE 9D: Water Resource Management Spearhead B
Chairperson: Alan Jessop (Durham Business School, Durham, United Kingdom) Facilitating The Development Of A Watershed-Management Plan With Value-Focussed Thinking And The AHP Denise Mills and Mark Ridgley (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA) Multi-Attribute Value Theory – A Useful Framework For Conflict Resolution In River Rehabilitation? Markus Hostmann (Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland) Incorporating a Distance-based Uncertainty Analysis Approach Into PROMETHEE Kylie M. Hyde and Holger R. Maier (The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia) 17:00 – 18:00 SESSION 10A / SÉANCE 10A: Cognitive Biases Harmony A
Chairperson: Szymon Wilk (Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland) User Error And Decision Support Design: Human Error Can Lurk In Unexpected Corners Antonie Stam (University of Missouri, Columbia, USA) Simulating The Effects Of Cognitive Biases On Goal Programming Theodor J Stewart (University of Cape Town, Rondebosch South Africa) SESSION 10B / SÉANCE 10B: Tutorial: Using and Validating AHP/ANP Harmony B
Chairperson: Birsen Karpak (Youngstown State University, Youngstown, USA) Validation Examples For The Analytic Hierarchy Process And The Analytic Network Process Rozann W. Saaty (Creative Decisions Foundation, Pittsburgh, USA) SESSION 10C / SÉANCE 10C: Parameter Dependant Multi-Objective Optimization Spearhead A
Chairperson: Alexey B. Petrovsky (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia)
Sunday, August 8, 2004
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Set Oriented Methods For The Treatment Of Global Multi-Objective Optimization Problems And Applications In Mechatronical Systems Oliver Schütze (University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany) Decision Making On Parameter-Dependent Pareto Sets Katrin Witting (nee Baptist) (University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany) SESSION 10D / SÉANCE 10D: Multi-Attribute Gaming Chairperson: Walter Habenicht (Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany) Multiple Attribute Decision Making in Dynamics: A Multi-objective Game Approach Yuh-Wen Chen (Da-Yeh University, Da-Tsuen,Taiwan) and Moussa Larbani (International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) A Reference Point Approach to Coalition Games Andrzej P. Wierzbicki (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan and National Institute of Telecommunications,Warsaw, Poland Spearhead B
Monday, August 9, 2004/Lundi, 9 Août, 2004
8:30 – 10:15 SESSION 11A / SÉANCE 11A: The Importance of Criteria Weights Chairperson: Sérgio P. Santos (University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal) Non-Discriminating Criteria In The AHP: Removal And Rank Reversal Diederik J.D. Wijnmalen (Physics and Electronics Laboratory TNO, The Hague, The Netherlands) and William C. Wedley (Simon Fraser University Burnaby, Canada) Sensitivity Analysis Incorporating Fuzzy Evaluation For Scaling Constants Of Multiattribute Utility Functions In Multiplicative Form Ichiro Nishizaki and Hideki Katagiri (Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan) Determining The Importance, The Interaction And The Power Of Opposing Criteria Josè Figueira (University of Coimbra, Coimbra; Portugal) and Salvatore Greco (University of Catania, Catania, Italy ) On Reducing The Number Of Criteria In Multiple Criteria Evaluation Problems Pekka Korhonen (Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland) SESSION 11B / SÉANCE 11B: Multi-Objective Programming and Goal Programming Chairperson: Harold Benson (University of Florida, Gainesville, USA) A Family of Support Vector Machines Using MOP/GP Hirotaka Nakayama (Konan University, Kobe, Japan), Yeboon Yun (Kagawa Univeristy, Takamatsu, Japan), Takeshi Asada (Osaka University, Japan) and Min Yoon (Yonsei Univeristy, Soeul, Republic of Korea) Harmony B Harmony A
Monday, August 9, 2004
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How To Reach Goals In Multiple Attribute Decision Making – The Goal-Getter Method Markus Stallkamp (University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany) Selecting A Weapon System Using Zero-One Goal Programming Ren-Shuai Chen, Joseph Z. Shyu, and Gow-Hshiung Tzeng (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) A Distance-Based Analytical Framework for Preference Aggregation Jacinto González-Pachón and Carlos Romero (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain) SESSION 11C / SÉANCE 11C: MCDM Processes for Finance Chairperson: Gina Beim (GRL Engineers, Inc. and Pile Dynamics, Inc, USA.) Multi-Attribute Classification Of Credit Cardholders: Multiset Approach Alexey B. Petrovsky (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia) Multi-Criteria Modelling Of Integrated Asset & Liability Management In A Commercial Bank Jerzy Michnik (The Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice, Katowice, Poland) Fuzzy Compromise Programming For Portfolio Selection J. Antomil, M. Arenas, A. Bilbao, B. Pérez Gladish, and M.V. Rodríguez-Uría (Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo Spain) A New Application Of Fuzzy Set Theory To The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model Cheng-Few Lee (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA), Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng, and Shin-Yun Wang (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu , Taiwan) SESSION 11D / SÉANCE 11D: Applications in Health Care and Transportation Spearhead B Spearhead A
Chairperson: David L. Ross (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, USA) Marketing Orientation In Health Care Services Sector In Poland -- A Multidimensional Approach To Conflict Analysis Justyna Matysiewicz (The Karol Adamiecki University of Economics, Katowice, Poland) Using Fuzzy Logic In The Evaluation Of Customer Perceived Value On Healthcare Services Tsuen-Ho Hsu (National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology Yuanchau, Taiwan, R.O.C.), Feng-Chuan Pan and Kuo-Chien Chang (I-Shou University Ta-Hsu Hsiang, Taiwan, R.O.C) Application Of Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis In Developing An Integrated Plan For Public Transport System And Land Use Development In Klang Valley, Malaysia
Monday, August 9, 2004
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M.A. Sharifi, L. Boerboom (International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences and Earth Observation, Enschede The Netherlands) and K. B. Shamsudin (Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, Kuala Lumpur) Sharing the Pie and Distributing the Reward William C. Wedley and Eng Ung Choo (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B. C. Canada) 10:15 - 10:30 Refreshment Break 10:30 – 12:00 SESSION 12A / SÉANCE 12A: Interactive Multi-Objective Optimization and Simulation Chairperson: Luis G. Vargas (University of Pittsburgh, USA) From Design To Decision: An Integrated Approach Linking Discrete Event Simulation, Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimisation And Multicriteria Decision Analysis Valerie Belton (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom), Julie Hodgkin (Stirling University, Stirling, United Kingdom) and Gilberto Montibeller (Kingston Business School, London, United Kingdom) On Interactive Multiobjective Optimization With NIMBUS In Chemical Process Designing Jussi Hakanen, Marko M. Mäkelä (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) Kaisa Miettinen (Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland) and Jussi Manninen (VTT Processes, Jyväskylä, Finland) Interactive Fuzzy Decision Making for Multiple Decision Maker Multiple Objective Programming Problems with Fuzzy Parameters Hitoshi Yano (Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan) SESSION 12B / SÉANCE 12B: Protecting and Affecting the Environment Harmony B Harmony A Valley Foyer
Chairperson: Ta-Chung Chu (Southern Taiwan University of Technology, Yung-Kang City, Taiwan)
Multiple Criteria Decision Making And Environmental Impact Assessment For Destination Of Plastic Material Waste Through THOR System Rogerio Valle, Rosangela Cardoso, Lúcia H. Xavier (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Carlos F. Simões Gomes (Brazilian Naval Center of System Analysis,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) A Framework For Critical Infrastructure Security: Using The Analytic Hierarchy Process For Radioactive Waste Management Jason K. Levy (Kyoto University, Japan and University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA), Tom Feglar (Computer Science Consultant, Prague, Czech Republic) and Kouichi Taji (Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan)
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Constructing A Multicriteria Framework For Local Energy System Planning Maria Catrinu, Espen Løken, Audun Botterud and Arne T. Holen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway) SESSION 12C / SÉANCE 12C: MCDM in Forestry Spearhead A
Chairperson: Dong-Ling Xu (Manchester School of Management, Manchester, United Kingdom) Multiattribute Utility Analysis For Policy Selection And Financing For The Preservation Of The Forest Tomohiro Hayashida, Ichiro Nishizaki and Yoshifumi Ueda (Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan) Tradeoffs Between Timber, Carbon Uptake And Biodiversity Objectives: A Compromise Programming Approach Emina Krcmar (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada), G. Cornelis van Kooten (University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada) and Ilan Vertinsky (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) Multiobjective Decision Making For Papermaking Jari Hämäläinen (University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland), Kaisa Miettinen (Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland) Elina Madetoja, Marko M. Mäkelä (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) and Pasi Tarvainen (Numerola Oy (Inc.), Jyväskylä, Finland) SESSION 12D / SÉANCE 12D: Production Planning and Scheduling Spearhead B
Chairperson: Chung-Tsen Tsao (National Ping-Tung Institute of Commerce, Ping-Tung , Taiwan) The AHP, A Multicriteria Decision Making Methodology For Shiftwork Prioritization Claudio A. Garuti and Mario Sandoval (Fulcrum Ingeniería Ltda., Santiago, Chile) A Class Scheduling And Timetabling Problem With Gender Polices And Traffic Considerations Salem M. Al-Yakoob (Kuwait University, Kuwait) and Hanif D. Sherali (Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, USA) A Column Generation Approach To A Single Source-Destination Scheduling Transportation Problem Jafar M. H. Ali and Salem M. Al-Yakoob (Kuwait University, Kuwait) 12:00+ Outdoor Activities (Optional Whistler Mountain Lunch)
Tuesday, August 10, 2004/Mardi, 10 Août, 2004
8:30 – 10:15 SESSION 13A / SÉANCE 13A: Applications of the AHP/ANP Harmony A
Chairperson: Pekka Korhonen (Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland)
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
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Decision-Making With Unquantifiable Objectives: The Use Of The Analytic Hierarchy Process To Assess Community Values For Water Management On Oahu, Hawai'i Mark Ridgley and Michelle Lombardo (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, USA) Prioritizing Enterprise Resource Planning Software: An Ahp Approach Birsen Karpak (Youngstown State University, Youngstown, USA) and Özden Bayazıt (Central Washington University, Ellensburg, USA) Effect Evaluation On Enforcing Information Quality Of Knowledge Management Mei Chen Lo , Chun-Yen Chang and Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng (National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu Taiwan) Modeling Marketing Strategies In Organic Food Through Analytic Network Process Y. Ilker Topcu, Sebnem Burnaz, and Suha Urgan (Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul Turkey) SESSION 13B / SÉANCE 13B: Wiley Prize Papers Harmony B
Chairperson: Stanley Zionts (State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA) Participatory And Multiobjective Development Of Water Course Regulation – Creation Of Regulation Alternatives From Stakeholders' Preferences Mika Marttunen and Merja Suomalainen (Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland) Decision Support For Agricultural Extension: Development And Applications Of Quality Adjusted Working Hours Kiyotada Hayashi (National Agricultural Research Center, Tsukuba, Japan), Masahiko Kikuchi (Aomori Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry Research Center, Japan), To'ru Takahashi (Fukushima Prefectural Government, Japan ), Hiroshi Sato (Iwate Agricultural Research Center, Japan), Ryuko Endo (Miyagi Prefectural Government, Japan), Ko'ichi Komatsu (Akita Agricultural Experiment Station, Japan) and Takeshi Maruko (Yamagata Prefectural Government, Japan) A Multi-Objective Approach to Purchasing Decision and Supplier Selection in the Supply Chain Shin-Chan Ting (Kai Nan University, Luchu Taoyuan,Taiwan, R.O.C) A Multicriteria Model for Production of a Newspaper. Plácido R. Pinheiro and Gilberto G. C. De Souza (University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil) SESSION 13C / SÉANCE 13C: Corporate Control and Strategy Chairperson: Malcom J. Beynon (Cardiff University, Cardiff, U. K.) Fuzzy C-Means Clustering For The Optimal Strategy Combination Of Nanotechnology Industry In Taiwan Hua-Kai Chiou (National Chiao Tung University and National Defense University, Chunghe, Taiwan) and Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) Spearhead A
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Multiple Criteria Decision Making In The Adaptive Mechanism Of The Corparation Functioning Igor Ageev (Institute of Control Sciences and Roel Consulting Company, Moscow, Russia) Vasily Trenev and Stanislav Leontiev (Roel Consulting Company, Moscow, Russia) Service Quality Evaluation In Taiwan’s International Chain Hotels Using Fuzzy MCDM Tsuen-Ho Hsu (National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology Yuanchau, Taiwan, R.O.C.), Kuo-Chien Chang and Feng-Chuan Pan (I-Shou University Ta-Hsu Hsiang, Taiwan, R.O.C) Identifying Key Performance Indicator Of Balanced Scoreboard By Analytical Hierarchy Process Feng-Chuan Pan (Tajen Institute of Technology and I-Shou University, Taiwan, Republic of China) SESSION 13D / SÉANCE 13D: Designing Systems Spearhead B
Chairperson: Christian Stummer (University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA) Structural Optimization System Using Trade-Off Satisficing Method Treatment Of Lagrange Multipliers Tomoyuki Miyashita (Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan), Hiroshi Yamakawa (Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan) and Hirotaka Nakayama (Konan University, Kobe, Japan) Cooperation Between IT Architect and Decision Maker Thomas Feglar (International Consultant in Information Systems Research and Architecture, Prague, Czech Republic) Multi-Objective Robust Design Optimization Using a Sensitivity Region Concept S. Gunawan and S Azarm (University of Maryland, College Park, USA) Product Design Selection with Variability for an Implicit Value Function K. Maddulapalli and S Azarm (University of Maryland, College Park, USA) 10:15 – 10:30 Refreshment Break 10:30 – 12:00 SESSION 14A / SÉANCE 14A: Capturing Ratio Preferences Chairperson: Bertram Schoner (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Canada) Interface Design For Capturing Preferences In Multi-Criteria Decision Support System Sajjad Zahir (University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada) Deriving Priorities From Ratio-Scale Comparison Judgments: A Multiple Objective Approach Ludmil Mikhailov (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom) Consistency Of The Decision Maker In Pairwise Comparisons József Temesi (Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, Budapest, Hungary) Valley Foyer Harmony A
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SESSION 14B / SÉANCE 14B: Aspiration and Reference Levels Chairperson: Maria Franca Norese (Politecnico di Torino Torino, Italy)
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Interactive Reference Direction Approach Using Implicit Parametrization For Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization Kaisa Miettinen (Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland ) and Leoneed Kirilov (IIT-BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria) WebAIM: The Aspiration Level Interactive Method For MCDM Online Version Jingguo Wang and Stanley Zionts (State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA) IRBA - An Interactive Reference Point Based Algorithm For Multiobjective Optimization Petra Weidner (HAWK University of Applied Science and Arts, Göttingen, Germany) SESSION 14C / SÉANCE 14C: Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty Spearhead A
Chairperson: E. Furems (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia) A New Approach To Account For Uncertainty In MCDM Problems: Multi-Level Hierarchical Systems Of Multi-Variant Computation Series Vladimir I. Kalika (Haifa University, Haifa, Israel) A Comparative Risk Measure For General Aviation David L. Ross and Massoud Bazargan (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, USA) Analytic Hierarchy Process: An Application Of Risk Prioritation Assesment For Towns Under Natural Risks, In Aysen Region – Chile Claudio Garuti, Carmen Paz Castro, and Isabel Spencer (Fulcrum Ingeniería Ltda., Santiago, Chile) SESSION 14D / SÉANCE 14D: Multiple Objective Programming Procedures Spearhead B
Chairperson Jerzy Michnik (The Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice, Poland) A Constructive View on Multi-objective Programming Problems Yuh-Wen Chen (Da-Yeh University, Chang-Hwa, Taiwan) Optimality and Duality for Multiobjective Fractional Programming with Generalized Invexity Do Sang Kim (Pukyong National Univeristy, Pusan, Republic of Korea) On Multi-Objective Fuzzy Relation Programming Problem With Max-Product Composition: ThreePhase Approach Sy-Ming Guu (Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C) and Yan-Kuen Wu (VanNun University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.) 12:10 – 13:30 Lunch and Business Meeting Grand Foyer
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13:30 – 15:00 SESSION 15A / SÉANCE 15A: Measurement Issues in AHP Chairperson: Rudolf Vetschera (University of Vienna, Vienna Austria) Scales From Measurement-- Not Measurement From Scales! Thomas L. Saaty (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA)
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Negative Values And The AHP – The Problem And The Solution Ido Millet (Penn State Erie Pennsylvania, USA) and Bertram Schoner (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Canada) Chaining Ratio Measurements William C. Wedley (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada) SESSION 15B / SÉANCE 15B: Fuzziness in E-Business Harmony B
Chairperson: Carlos F. Simões Gomes (Brazilian Naval Center of System Analysis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Establishing Strategies For Development Of An Emergent Integrated Network Industry: A Fuzzy MCDM Approach Kristy H. C. K. Sha, C. Y. Hung, Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) and B. P. Lin (Industrial Technology Research Institute, Computer & Comm. Research Lab. Hsinchu, Taiwan) E-Business Under Fuzzy Environment: A Multi-Attribute Decision Making Model B. K. Mohanty (Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India) Multi-Criteria Optimization Of Budgeting Decisions By Telecommunication Service Providers In A Simulation Game Vadim Kyrylov and Carole Bonanni (Simon Fraser University Surrey, Canada) SESSION 15C / SÉANCE 15C: Negotiations and Auctions Spearhead A
Chairperson: Carlos Romero (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain) An Extension Of Negotiauction To Multi-Attribute, Multi-Unit Combinatorial Bundle Auctions Riikka-Leena Leskelä (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland), Jeffrey Teich (New Mexico State University, USA) Hannele Wallenius (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland) and Jyrki Wallenius (Helsinki School of Economics, Finland) Qualified-Bound-Pricing Method for Combinational Contract Auctions Kangle Yang and Michael K. Ng (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Application Of A New MCDA Approach To Multi-Criteria Analysis Of Stock Buying On Stock Market Vladimir I. Kalika and Galina Rossinsky (Haifa University, Haifa, Israel) SESSION 15D / SÉANCE 15D: Decision Support Vs. Creativity Support Spearhead B
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Chairperson: Johan Springael (University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium) Multiple Criteria Decision Support versus Knowledge Theory Andrzej P. Wierzbicki and Yoshiteru Nakamori (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan) Roadmapping For Supporting Scientific Research Tieju Ma, Shu Liu & Yoshiteru Nakamori (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan) Knowledge Management In Academia: Survey, Analysis And Perspective Jing Tian, Yoshiteru Nakamori, Jianwen Xiang and Kokichi Futatsugi (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan) 15:00 – 15:15 Refreshement Break 15:15 – 16:45 SESSION 16A / SÉANCE 16A: MCDM Measurement of Performance Chairperson: Jaap Spronk (Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Using MCDA As A Component Of A Performance Measurement System Design Process Sérgio P. Santos (University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal), Valerie Belton and Susan Howick (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom) Analytic Hierarchical Process In An Innovative Integration Of Balanced Scorecard And ActivityBased Costing Tai-Liang Chen (ISU University, Taiwan) and Feng-Chuan Pan (Tajen Institute of Technology & I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C) The Brazilian Construction And Demolition Debris - Using The MCDA THOR In A Real Case To Evaluate Performance Carlos Francisco Simões Gomes, (Brazilian Naval Center of System Analysis, Rio de Janeiro Brazil), Rogério de Aragão Valle and Kátia Regina Alves Nunes (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) SESSION 16B / SÉANCE 16B: Nature Inspired Metaheuristics: Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing and Ant Colony Optimization Harmony B Valley Foyer Harmony A
Chairperson: Jyrki Wallenius (Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland) Multiobjective Activity Crashing Using Nature-Inspired Metaheuristics Karl Doerner Walter J. Gutjahr, Richard F. Hartl,Christine Strauss (University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria) and Christian Stummer (University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, USA) A Hybrid System Oscillator For Multiobjective Supplier Selection Problem M. R. Gholamian and S. M. T. Fatemi Ghomi (Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran)
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X-Efficiency Analysis of Micro Finance Program of NGOs working in Bangladesh Dilruba Khanam (Chittagong University ,Bangladesh) and Mohiuddin Ahmed (Padakhep Manobik Unnayan Kendra, Chittagong, Bangladesh) SESSION 16C / SÉANCE 16C: Issues with AHP/ANP Spearhead A
Chairperson: Mark Ridgley (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA) AHP/ANP: Questions and Answers
Thomas L. Saaty (University of Pittsburgh, USA) (Helsinki University of Technology,
Finland) SESSION 16D / SÉANCE 16D: Selecting, Educating and Assigning People Chairperson: Plácido R. Pinheiro (University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil) Using Multiple Criteria Method to Choose Right Persons with Right Competences for Jobs C. Y. Chiang-Lin (National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, KaoHsiung, Taiwan) and P. L. Yu (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan and University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas) Fuzzy Integral MCDM Technique For Analyzing And Evaluating The Expatriate Assignments Mei-Fang Chen (Tatung University and National Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan) and Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) Evaluating The Strategies Of Enhancing Educational Effects Of The Department Of Command & General Staff Of Army Of Defense University - A Case Study Of The Application Of Fuzzy Integral MCDM Wen-Han Tang, Chih-Young Hung and Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng ((National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) 17:00 – 18:00 SESSION 17A / SÉANCE 18A: Tutorial: Applying Preference Function Modelling Chairperson: Eng Choo (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada) From Theory to Methodology and Software Tools: Preference Function Modelling and Tetra Jonathan Barzilai (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada) SESSION 17B / SÉANCE 17B: Land Use Decisions via Simulated Annealing and genetic Algorithms Chairperson: Ami Arbel (Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel) Interaction Between A Goal Programming Approach And Land Use Planners Harmony B Harmony A Spearhead B
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Marjan van Herwijnen and Ron Janssen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) A Comparison Of Simulated Annealing And GIS Based MOLA For Solving The Problem Of Multi Objective Land Use Assessment And Allocation Sunil K. Sharma and Brian G. Lees (The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia) SESSION 17C / SÉANCE 17C: Even Swaps Spearhead A
Chairperson: Gwo-Hshing Tzeng (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) Comparing Even Swaps And MAVT – Empirical Investigations Valerie Belton (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom), Gilberto Montibeller (Kingston Business School, London, United Kingdom) and GeorgeWright (Durham University Business School, Durham, United Kingdom) Making Even Swaps Even Easier Jyri Mustajoki and Raimo P. Hämäläinen (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland) SESSION 17D / SÉANCE 17D: Structuring Problems Spearhead B
Chairperson: Justyna Matysiewicz (The Karol Adamiecki University of Economics, Katowice, Poland) A Bayesian Network Based Framework For Multi-Criteria Decision Making Wiboonsak Watthayu and Yun Peng (University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA) How to Integrate MCDA Methods in a Monitoring System Maria Franca Norese °(Politecnico di Torino Torino, Italy) and, Simona Borrelli (Finpiemonte S.p.A., Torino, Italy) 19:00+ Gala Awards Banquet Grand Foyer
Wednesday, August 11, 2004/Mercredi, 10 Août, 2004
9:00 – 11:00 SESSION 18 / SÉANCE 18: Distinguished Awards Winner Presentations Rainbow Theatre
Chairperson: Murat Köksalan (Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey) 11:00 – 11:15 Refreshment Break 11:15 – 12:00 SESSION 19 / SÉANCE 19: Closing Session Valley Foyer Rainbow Theater
Chairperson: Theodor J Stewart (University of Cape Town, Rondebosch South Africa)
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