Accession Number:

AD0637456

Title:

ADDITIVE UTILITIES WITH FINITE SETS: APPLICATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT SCIENCES.

Descriptive Note:

Technical paper.

Corporate Author:

RESEARCH ANALYSIS CORP MCLEAN VA

Personal Author(s):

• Fishburn,Peter C.

Report Date:

1966-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

The paper discusses a recently developed theory of additive utilities for multidimensional alternatives and illustrates a number of problematic situations in which the theory might be used as a guide for the evaluation of such alternatives. Author

Descriptors:

• (*GAME THEORY
• *MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING)
• COST EFFECTIVENESS
• SET THEORY
• OPTIMIZATION
• LINEAR PROGRAMMING
• DECISION MAKING

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Operations Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE