Multiattribute Methodologies for Decision Making in COEAs

Abstract

The report encompasses discussion and illustration of operations research techniques for integrating multiple decision attributes within Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analyses (COEA). It posits criteria for selecting techniques that may be useful for COEA, concludes that five techniques are particularly worthy of COEA practitioner consideration, and then illustrates the use of two techniques-the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Multiattribute Utility Theory (MAUT). multiattribute, multiobjective, integration, decision, multicriteria, COEA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1992
Accession Number
ADA255323

Entities

People

  • Gordon J. Goodwin
  • Patrick D. Cassady

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Army Training
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cost Estimates
  • Hierarchies
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.