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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction

Author : Jitesh J. Thakkar

Published in: Multi-Criteria Decision Making

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Decision making is a systematic and formal process which involves four steps: (i) identification of the problem; (ii) deriving the preferences; (iii) evaluation of alternatives; and (iv) identification of the best alternatives. The domain of decision making involves three kinds of analysis.

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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Author
Jitesh J. Thakkar
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4745-8_1

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