| Article ID: | iaor1993607 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 52 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 255 |
| End Page Number: | 258 |
| Publication Date: | May 1991 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Lootsma F.A., Claessens M.N.A.J., Vogt F.J. |
Paelinck’s theorem provides a simple characterization of the set of possible criterion weights when only the rank order of the criteria is known. Methods for multi-criteria analysis based on this theorem are sometimes able to identify a preferred alternative without numerical estimates of these weights. The authors provide a new, elementary proof of the theorem.