Article ID: | iaor20123438 |
Volume: | 195 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 163 |
End Page Number: | 187 |
Publication Date: | May 2012 |
Journal: | Annals of Operations Research |
Authors: | Xu Dong-Ling |
Keywords: | literature survey |
The Evidential Reasoning (ER) approach is a general approach for analyzing multiple criteria decision problems under various types of uncertainty using a unified framework–belief structure. In this paper, the ER approach is surveyed from two aspects: theoretical development and applications. After a brief outline of its development and extension over a twenty year period, the ER approach is outlined with a focus on the links among its various developments. Future research directions in the area are also explored in the survey.