Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a valuable resource within operations research
and management science. Various MCDA methods have been developed over the years …

We present main characteristics of electre (ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la REalité‐
ELimination and Choice Expressing the REality) family methods, designed for multiple …

Over the last three decades a large body of research in the field of ELECTRE family methods
appeared. This research has been conducted by several researchers mainly in Europe. The …

An important issue for ensuring a nation's economic security involves evaluating the supply
risk of its strategic mineral resources. Considering the impact of strategic emerging …

We formulate some questions that may help an analyst to choose a multicriteria decision
aiding method well adapted to the decision context. These questions take into account …

Supplier selection and evaluation is increasingly seen as a strategic issue for companies.
Unlike the past, an emerging trend is to select suppliers where a long-term relationship is …

In this paper, a new sorting method, following a decision aiding constructive approach, is
proposed. This method is called Electre Tri-C. As a sorting method, a set of categories must …

Abstract Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face many obstacles when they try to
access the credit market. These obstacles increase if the SMEs are innovative. In this case …

We present main characteristics of ELECTRE family methods, designed for multiple criteria
decision aiding. These methods use as a preference model an outranking relation in the set …

This paper proposes a multicriteria model for assessing risk in natural gas pipelines, and for
classifying sections of pipeline into risk categories. The model integrates Utility Theory and …