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Effect of the Coordination Modes in Supporting Group Multiple Criteria Decision Making in a Distributed and Asynchronous Environment

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To solve a multiple criteria decision problem by a collaborative group is necessary to have an adequate coordination process. This paper discusses an on-going research project, which aims to develop an internet-based Multiple Criteria Group Decision Support System (MCGDSS) - which will support to collaborative group decision makers in reaching a consensus when they try to solve a ranking problem - and to further investigate the impacts of such a system on group multiple criteria decision aid (MCDA) process performed in parallel and sequential coordination modes. Features of the MCGDSS prototype and design of a follow-up laboratory experiment are described in this paper.

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López, J.C.L., Elizalde, D.E.L. (2002). Effect of the Coordination Modes in Supporting Group Multiple Criteria Decision Making in a Distributed and Asynchronous Environment. In: Haake, J.M., Pino, J.A. (eds) Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use. CRIWG 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2440. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46124-8_6

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