%S Interdisciplinary Systems Research / Interdisziplinäre Systemforschung %A R.L. Keeney %T Multiattribute Utility Analysis — a Brief Survey %X 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. %N 5 %P 534-550 %B Systems Theory in the Social Sciences %C Switzerland %D 1976 %I Birkhäuser Basel %R 10.1007/978-3-0348-5495-5_28 %L iiasa14597