00000ctm a22000003a 4500 UP-8027390931316196212 Buklod 20090824181250.0 a r |||| u| ta 090824s xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPMIN-00003211648 DCL DCL upmin eng LG993.5 2008 A64 B63 Blasing, Cielo Fe Ceniza. Reduction of alternatives in multi-attribute decision analysis Cielo Fe Ceniza Blasing. 2008 125 leaves. Thesis (BS Applied Mathematics) -- University of the Philippines Mindanao, 2008 Multi-attribute decision analysis (MADA) deals with the complexities of choosing from a pool of alternatives a decision based on multiple, usually conflicting criteria. MADA has become even more complex as the number of alternatives becomes larger. This study deals with this problem by introducing reduction of alternatives as a step to arrive at a decision in MADA. Clustering approach on reduction and the ideal point d-coverage were two reduction approaches developed in this study. These new approaches were evaluated along the classical dominance analysis and range of acceptability, which are both tools for reduction. These methods were evaluated depending on how much reduction is done without sacrificing potentially optimal alternatives. Empirical evidences derived from applying the methods to two real-world problems, two-crop successions in Kapatagan and coconut shell charcoal in PCA, show that alternatives can be reduced significantly while preserving potentially optimal alternatives. Classical dominance analysis. MADA (Multi-attribute decision analysis) Decision analysis. Reduction of alternatives. Large number of aklternatives. Coconut shell charcoals. PCA (Philippine Coconut Authority) Davao City, Philippines. Range of acceptability. Ideal Point d-coverage. Undergraduate Thesis AMAT200. FI UP UPMIN UPMIN-MAIN LG993.5 2008 A64 B63 Thesis