Special issue on “multicriteria decision support systems”Special issue on “multicriteria decision support systems” Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2015-11-052008enAs the complexity of practical decision problems increases, decision makers acknowledge the existence of conflicting goals and criteria. Multiple criteria decision aid (MCDA) is a scientific field which provides the methodological framework to approach complex decision problems. The advances in MCDA since the 1970s kept pace with the development of information technology and computer sciencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Operational Research183-4 Matsatsinis Nikolaos Ματσατσινης Νικολαος Pantelis Ipsilantis George Samaras Springer Verlag