Canonical multiattribute utility functions: Enumeration, verification, and application

Yerkin G. Abdildin; Ali E. Abbas

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2013.05.400

Canonical multiattribute utility functions: Enumeration, verification, and application

Yerkin G. Abdildin, Ali E. Abbas

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Abstract

In decisions with uncertainty and multiple objectives, the construction of a representative multiattribute utility function (MUF) is of paramount importance. When the attributes of a decision problem exhibit some forms of utility independence, the functional form is significantly simplified. When the complete utility independence conditions do not exist, it is still possible to simplify the functional form. An important special case in this instance is known as canonical form. This paper characterizes the number of canonical forms in a multiattribute decision problem and conducts experiments to determine their applicability in a borehole restoration problem in the uranium extraction industry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2288-2297
Number of pages	10
Journal	Procedia Computer Science
Volume	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2013.05.400
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th Annual International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2013 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: Jun 5 2013 → Jun 7 2013

Keywords

Canonical forms
Deep borehole filter restoration problem
Interdependencies of attributes
Making decisions
Multiattribute utility functions
Solving problems with uncertainties
Uranium mining
Utility independence

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General Computer Science

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