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In this paper we propose a general integration scheme for a Multi-Criteria Decision Making model of the Multi-Attribute Utility Theory in Constraint Programming. We introduce the Choquet integral as a general aggregation function for multi-criteria optimization problems and define the Choquet global constraint that propagates this function during the Branch-and-Bound search. Finally the benefits of the propagation of the Choquet constraint are evaluated on the examination timetabling problem.
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Le Huédé, F., Grabisch, M., Labreuche, C. et al. Integration and propagation of a multi-criteria decision making model in constraint programming. J Heuristics 12, 329–346 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10732-006-8075-2
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