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On the Choice of Baselines in Multiattribute Portfolio Analysis: A Cautionary Note

Abstract

In multiattribute portfolio optimization, a decision maker must evaluate a number of projects on multiple dimensions and then select the set of projects that optimizes the portfolio's overall value. In this note, we discuss the importance of establishing an appropriate baseline score for not doing a project in multiattribute portfolio analysis. We believe that practitioners often implicitly assume that not doing a project results in the worst …

Authors

Clemen RT; Smith JE

Journal

Decision Analysis, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 256–262

Publisher

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Publication Date

December 2009

DOI

10.1287/deca.1090.0158

ISSN

1545-8490