A multiple criteria sorting method where each category is characterized by several reference actions: The Electre Tri‐nC method

A multiple criteria sorting method where each category is characterized by several reference actions: The Electre Tri‐nC method

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Article ID: iaor201111547
Volume: 217
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 567
End Page Number: 579
Publication Date: Mar 2012
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
Authors: , ,
Keywords: statistics: inference, statistics: decision, decision theory: multiple criteria
Abstract:

This paper presents Electre TrinC, a new sorting method which takes into account several reference actions for characterizing each category. This new method gives a particular freedom to the decision maker in the co‐construction decision aiding process with the analyst to characterize the set of categories, while there is no constraint for introducing only one reference action as typical of each category like in Electre Tri‐C (). As in such a sorting method, this new sorting method is composed of two joint rules. Electre TrinC also fulfills a certain number of natural requirements. Additional results on the behavior of the new method are also provided in this paper, namely the ones with respect to the addition or removal of the reference actions used for characterizing a certain category. A numerical example illustrates the manner in which Electre TrinC can be used by a decision maker. A comparison with some related sorting procedures is presented and it allows to conclude that the new method is appropriate to deal with sorting problems.

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