Choosing the ‘‘best’’ multiple criteria decision-making method

This paper is concerned with formalizing knowledge about discrete alternative multiple criteria decision-making methods and the usage of these methods. It describes a formal procedure to assist the decision maker or analyst in systematically selecting the most appropriate method in a particular application. By integrating this procedure with a significant amount of MCDM knowledge and the powerful reasoning and explanation capabilities of a microcomputer-based advisory expert system, a decision-aiding tool providing new input into the decision-making process is developed.