Chapter 6
Preference Ranking Organization
Method for Enrichment Evaluation
(Promethee)
Berna Uzun, Abdullah Almasri, and Dilber Uzun Ozsahin
Abstract Many forms of decision aid have been suggested with multi-criteria
decision analysis. All of these methods start from the same assessment table, but
vary depending on the additional information they request. The Preference Ranking
Organization Method For Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) approaches need
very simple external knowledge, which both decision-makers and observers quickly
access. The goal of all methods with multi-criteria is to enrich the dominance graph,
i.e. reduce the incomparabilities. Once the utility function is designed, the question of multi-criteria is reduced to a single problem of criterion for which there is
an optimal solution. It sounds simplistic as it depends on pretty firm premises and
totally changes the decision issue structure. This is why Brans suggested building
outstanding relationships including only realistic enrichments of the relationship of
dominance. In that case, the incomparabilities are not all removed but the information is reliable. In this study the detailed information of the PROMETHEE technique
will be presented.
Keywords Decision making · Multi criteria decision making · Preference
function · PROMETHEE
B. Uzun (B) · D. Uzun Ozsahin
DESAM Institute, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: berna.uzun@neu.edu.tr
D. Uzun Ozsahin
e-mail: dilber.uzunozsahin@neu.edu.tr
B. Uzun
Department of Mathematics, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
Turkey
A. Almasri · D. Uzun Ozsahin
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus, Turkey
D. Uzun Ozsahin
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Science, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
D. Uzun Ozsahin et al. (eds.), Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in
Environmental and Civil Engineering, Professional Practice in Earth Sciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64765-0_6
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Preference Ranking Organization
Method for Enrichment Evaluation
(Promethee)
Berna Uzun, Abdullah Almasri, and Dilber Uzun Ozsahin
Abstract Many forms of decision aid have been suggested with multi-criteria
decision analysis. All of these methods start from the same assessment table, but
vary depending on the additional information they request. The Preference Ranking
Organization Method For Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) approaches need
very simple external knowledge, which both decision-makers and observers quickly
access. The goal of all methods with multi-criteria is to enrich the dominance graph,
i.e. reduce the incomparabilities. Once the utility function is designed, the question of multi-criteria is reduced to a single problem of criterion for which there is
an optimal solution. It sounds simplistic as it depends on pretty firm premises and
totally changes the decision issue structure. This is why Brans suggested building
outstanding relationships including only realistic enrichments of the relationship of
dominance. In that case, the incomparabilities are not all removed but the information is reliable. In this study the detailed information of the PROMETHEE technique
will be presented.
Keywords Decision making · Multi criteria decision making · Preference
function · PROMETHEE
B. Uzun (B) · D. Uzun Ozsahin
DESAM Institute, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: berna.uzun@neu.edu.tr
D. Uzun Ozsahin
e-mail: dilber.uzunozsahin@neu.edu.tr
B. Uzun
Department of Mathematics, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
Turkey
A. Almasri · D. Uzun Ozsahin
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus, Turkey
D. Uzun Ozsahin
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Science, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
D. Uzun Ozsahin et al. (eds.), Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in
Environmental and Civil Engineering, Professional Practice in Earth Sciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64765-0_6
37