Use of Ill-Informed Multiple Attribute Utility Theory for Deciding Which of Two Management Information Systems to Purchase.

摘要

This report details an effort to address the issue of how to buy management information systems. It considers a variety of issues, including projected changes to the workforce, compatibility of information systems with those of other organizations, and obsolescence. Methodology includes R.K. Sarin's ill-informed Multiple Attribute Utility Theory, in which only ordinal information is needed regarding probabilities and utility values. Uses linear programming to derive estimates for utility values.