knowCube: a visual and interactive support for multicriteria decision making

Hans L. Trinkaus, Thomas Hanne
2005 Computers & Operations Research  
In this paper, we present a novel multicriteria decision support system (MCDSS), called knowCube, consisting of components for knowledge organization, generation, and navigation. Knowledge organization rests upon a database for managing qualitative and quantitative criteria, together with add-on information. Knowledge generation serves filling the database via e.g. identification, optimization, classification or simulation. For "finding needles in haycocks", the knowledge navigation component
more » ... pports graphical database retrieval and interactive, goal-oriented problem solving. Navigation "helpers" are, for instance, cascading criteria aggregations, modifiable metrics, ergonomic interfaces, and customizable visualizations. Examples from real-life projects, e.g. in industrial engineering and in the life sciences, illustrate the application of our MCDSS.
doi:10.1016/j.cor.2003.11.010 fatcat:csrc253auvbmzc5jokyjnb4sbi