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The Rank Reversal Problem in Multi-criteria Decision Making: a Literature Review

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Despite the importance of multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques for constructing effective decision models, there are many criticisms due to the occurrence of a problem called rank reversal. Nevertheless, there is a lack of a systematic literature review on this important subject which involves different methods. This study reviews the pertinent literature on rank reversal, based on 130 related articles published from 1980 to 2015 in international journals, which were gathered and analyzed according to the following perspectives: multicriteria technique, year and journal in which the papers were published, co-authorship network, rank reversal types, and research goal. Thus our survey provides recommendations for future research, besides useful information and knowledge regarding rank reversal in the MCDM field.

Source: Pesquisa Operacional

DOI: 10.1590/0101-7438.2018.038.02.0331

Authors: Renan Felinto de Farias Aires, Luciano Ferreira

Institutions: Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Language: English

Topic: Multi-Criteria Decision Making

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Award: G8245437190