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The aim of this paper is to present aspects of mathematical modeling for the hierarchization of study programs from universities, based on several quality characteristics. The tools used pertain to multicriterial optimization, to the different methods of assessing importance coefficients, to the utility theory, the fuzzy formalism, and to the fuzzy simple additive weighting method. The conclusion is that multicriterial decision-making methods can be efficiently used in assessing the quality of study programs, noting that, just like other methods from the decision theory, the multicriterial decision-making methods highlight aspects of problems differently, therefore, there can be no comparison or competitiveness between them, and choosing one over the other is up to the decision-maker.

Aspects Of Multicriterial Mathematical Modeling And Of The Fuzzy Formalism For The Hierarchization Of Study Programs Based On Several Quality Characteristics

Faculty of Sciences/Department of Mathematics and Informatics, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Technical Series

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The aim of this paper is to present aspects of mathematical modeling for the hierarchization of study programs from universities, based on several quality...

Aspects Of Multicriterial Mathematical Modeling And Of The Fuzzy Formalism For The Hierarchization Of Study Programs Based On Several Quality Characteristics

Data publikacji: 23 wrz 2015

Zakres stron: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucts-2015-0055

Słowa kluczowe
multicriterial optimization, fuzzy, quality

© Amelia Bucur

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Aspects Of Multicriterial Mathematical Modeling And Of The Fuzzy Formalism For The Hierarchization Of Study Programs Based On Several Quality Characteristics

Data publikacji: 23 wrz 2015

Zakres stron: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucts-2015-0055

Słowa kluczowemulticriterial optimization, fuzzy, quality

© Amelia Bucur

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
multicriterial optimization, fuzzy, quality