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Using TOPSIS Approach for Solving the Problem of Optimal Competence Set Adjustment with Multiple Target Solutions

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Management by objectives (MBO) is an effective framework for enterprise management. In the optimal adjustment of competence set problem, the relevant coefficients are adjusted so that a given target solution (objective) could be attainable. However, various target solutions might be given from various points of view. The conventional method is concerned only with one target solution rather than multiple targets. In this paper, we employ the technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) method to select/evaluate target solutions suggested by decision maker. A numerical example with four target solutions is also used to illustrate the proposed method.

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  1. Department of Information and Electronic Commerce, Kainan University, 1, Kainan Road, Luzhu, Taoyuan Country, 33857, Taiwan

    Tsung-Chih Lai

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  2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    James Kwok

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Lai, TC. (2010). Using TOPSIS Approach for Solving the Problem of Optimal Competence Set Adjustment with Multiple Target Solutions. In: Zhang, L., Lu, BL., Kwok, J. (eds) Advances in Neural Networks - ISNN 2010. ISNN 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6064. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13318-3_75

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