@incollection{iiasa14597, number = {5}, series = {Interdisciplinary Systems Research / Interdisziplin{\"a}re Systemforschung}, booktitle = {Systems Theory in the Social Sciences}, address = {Switzerland}, title = {Multiattribute Utility Analysis - a Brief Survey}, publisher = {Birkh{\"a}user Basel}, year = {1976}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-0348-5495-5\_28}, pages = {534--550}, url = {https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14597/}, isbn = {978-3-0348-5495-5}, abstract = {The role of multiattribute utility theory is first placed in the overall context of decision analysis. Then an approach that has proven useful in adapting the theory to be a practical tool is illustrated. Several cases where multiattribute utility has been used are briefly discussed. These include both operational and strategic problems involving, for example, siting of large-scale facilities (airports, power plants), medical treatment, the structuring of corporate objectives, environmental management, and personal investment strategy.}, author = {Keeney, R. L.} }