Reasoning Maps for Decision Aid: An Integrated Approach for Problem-Structuring and Multi-Criteria Evaluation
This paper proposes a tool for multi-criteria decision aid to be referred to as a Reasoning Map. It is motivated by a desire to provide an integrated approach to problem structuring and evaluation, and in particular, to make the transition between these two processes a natural and seamless progressi...
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| author | Montibeller, G. Belton, V. Ackermann, Fran Ensslin, L. |
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| description | This paper proposes a tool for multi-criteria decision aid to be referred to as a Reasoning Map. It is motivated by a desire to provide an integrated approach to problem structuring and evaluation, and in particular, to make the transition between these two processes a natural and seamless progression. The approach has two phases. In the first one, the building of a Reasoning Map supports problem structuring, capturing a decision maker's reasoning as a network of means and ends concepts. In the second phase, this map is enhanced, employing a user-defined qualitative scale to measure both performances of decision options and strengths of influence for each means–end link. This latter phase supports the decision maker in evaluating the positive and negative impacts of an action through synthesis of the qualitative information. A case study, which investigates the use of the method in practice, is also presented. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-343282017-02-28T01:38:26Z Reasoning Maps for Decision Aid: An Integrated Approach for Problem-Structuring and Multi-Criteria Evaluation Montibeller, G. Belton, V. Ackermann, Fran Ensslin, L. qualitative decision analysis soft-hard OR integration multiple criteria evaluation cognitive mapping This paper proposes a tool for multi-criteria decision aid to be referred to as a Reasoning Map. It is motivated by a desire to provide an integrated approach to problem structuring and evaluation, and in particular, to make the transition between these two processes a natural and seamless progression. The approach has two phases. In the first one, the building of a Reasoning Map supports problem structuring, capturing a decision maker's reasoning as a network of means and ends concepts. In the second phase, this map is enhanced, employing a user-defined qualitative scale to measure both performances of decision options and strengths of influence for each means–end link. This latter phase supports the decision maker in evaluating the positive and negative impacts of an action through synthesis of the qualitative information. A case study, which investigates the use of the method in practice, is also presented. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34328 http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v59/n5/full/2602347a.html Palgrave MacMillan restricted |
| spellingShingle | qualitative decision analysis soft-hard OR integration multiple criteria evaluation cognitive mapping Montibeller, G. Belton, V. Ackermann, Fran Ensslin, L. Reasoning Maps for Decision Aid: An Integrated Approach for Problem-Structuring and Multi-Criteria Evaluation |
| title | Reasoning Maps for Decision Aid: An Integrated Approach for Problem-Structuring and Multi-Criteria Evaluation |
| title_full | Reasoning Maps for Decision Aid: An Integrated Approach for Problem-Structuring and Multi-Criteria Evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Reasoning Maps for Decision Aid: An Integrated Approach for Problem-Structuring and Multi-Criteria Evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reasoning Maps for Decision Aid: An Integrated Approach for Problem-Structuring and Multi-Criteria Evaluation |
| title_short | Reasoning Maps for Decision Aid: An Integrated Approach for Problem-Structuring and Multi-Criteria Evaluation |
| title_sort | reasoning maps for decision aid: an integrated approach for problem-structuring and multi-criteria evaluation |
| topic | qualitative decision analysis soft-hard OR integration multiple criteria evaluation cognitive mapping |
| url | http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v59/n5/full/2602347a.html http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34328 |