Introduction to Minitrack: Multi-criteria Decision Analysis and Support Systems

Almost all decisions people make are based on multiple factors or criteria. Decision makers generally pursue multiple, and often conflicting, objectives. A feasible solution that is optimum with respect to all such objectives or decision criteria almost never exists, and a satisfactorily compromised solution is generally sought. Multi-criteria decision analysis as a field of research deals with problems, theory and solution approaches directly involving multiple decision criteria. This minitrack focuses on solution approaches, technology, and systems that support decision-making under consideration of multiple decision criteria.