Outranking
PROMETHEE III: Preference Ranking Organisation METHod for Enrichment Evaluations III (interval ranking)
Brans, J. P., Vincke, P., Mareschal, B. · 1986
Method assistant
Grounded explanations: it explains the method, it does not compute.
Assumptions to verify
- •Decision-maker can specify preference (p), indifference (q), and veto (v) thresholds
- •Non-compensatory preference structure
When not to use
- •Small dataset (m<3) → outranking benefit minimal
- •Compensatory preferences acceptable → simpler ranking method
Commonly paired with
- •AHP + PROMETHEE-III (high)
- •BWM + PROMETHEE-III (high)
- •ENTROPY + PROMETHEE-III (high)
- •CRITIC + PROMETHEE-III (high)
- •SWARA + PROMETHEE-III (high)
How to cite
Brans, J. P.; Vincke, P.; Mareschal, B. (1986). How to select and how to rank projects: The PROMETHEE method. European Journal of Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-2217(86)90044-5