Barron, F. Hutton; Schmidt, Charles P. Entropy-based selection with multiple objectives. (English) Zbl 0661.90086 Nav. Res. Logist. 35, No. 6, 643-654 (1988). We present an approach to determine the initially unspecified weights in an additive measurable multiattribute value function. We formulate and solve a series of nonlinear programming problems which (1) incorporate whatever partial information concerning the attribute weights or overall relative value of alternatives the decision maker chooses to provide, yet (2) yield a specific set of weights as a result. Although each formulation is rather easily solved using the nonlinear programming software GINO (general interactive optimizer), solutions in closed form dependent on a single parameter are also provided for a number of these problems. MSC: 90C31 Sensitivity, stability, parametric optimization 90B50 Management decision making, including multiple objectives 91B06 Decision theory Keywords:multiattribute decision problems; additive measurable multiattribute value function; general interactive optimizer PDF BibTeX XML Cite \textit{F. H. Barron} and \textit{C. P. Schmidt}, Nav. Res. Logist. 35, No. 6, 643--654 (1988; Zbl 0661.90086) OpenURL