A method of aggregation in DS/AHP for group decision-making with the non-equivalent importance of individuals in the group

Beynon, Malcolm James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-270X 2005. A method of aggregation in DS/AHP for group decision-making with the non-equivalent importance of individuals in the group. Computers & Operations Research 32 (7) , pp. 1881-1896. 10.1016/j.cor.2003.12.004

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Abstract

Group decision-making (GDM) is an active area of research within multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM). This paper develops the nascent DS/AHP method of MCDM as an effective tool in GDM. Attention here is given to the aggregation of evidence from individual members of a decision-making group who are considered non-equivalent in their importance within the group. A discount rate value is defined for each member of the group depending on their perceived individual levels of importance. This discount rate attenuates the evidence from an individual by re-assigning more value to their concomitant level of ignorance. The adjusted evidence from each group member is then combined to derive the group's collective decision. A small real world GDM problem concerning the choice of university course textbooks is utilised throughout the analysis presented.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Aggregation; DS/AHP; Group decision-making; Non-equivalent importance
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0305-0548
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2022 09:20
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/2768

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