MULTIATTRIBUTE UTILITY METHODS IN GROUP DECISION-MAKING - PAST APPLICATIONS AND POTENTIAL FOR INCLUSION IN GDSS

This paper reviews a variety of studies in which multi-attribute utili ty theory (MAU) has been used successfully to aid group decision proce sses and discusses the incorporation of MAU in Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS). GDSS of various Levels of automation have been propose d to aid group decision making. A number of commercial GDSSs are avail able which are capable of aiding generation of alternatives, their eva luation, and selection. Many authors have promoted the incorporation o f quantitative decision making models in GDSS. The most appropriate qu antitative tool for GDSS is MAU, but MAU has rarely been utilized. The cases reviewed illustrate that the use of MAU techniques is not prohi bitively difficult or complex. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.