We are rarely asked to. make decisions based on only one criterion; most often, decisions are based on several usually confticting, criteria. In nature, if the

method enables readers to: *efficiently design higher-quality, lower cost objects with less metal requirements, vibration and noise, and with lower dynamic load

- Collection of results of multicriteria optimization, including nonlinear, linear and combinatorial optimization problems - Includes numerous illustrations, ex

Interest in the fascinating field of multicriteria optimization and its application to design processes has grown very quickly in recent years. Researchers and

The generalized area of multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) can be defined as the body of methods and procedures by which the concern for multiple conflict