MACBETH (Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical Based Evaluation Technique) is an interactive pairwise comparison approach to multiple criteria decision aid. It requires only qualitative judgements about differences in attractiveness to help an individual decision maker or a decision-advising group quantify the relative value of options. It employs an initial, interactive, questioning procedure that compares two elements at a time, requesting only a qualitative preference judgement.
As judgements are entered into the software, it automatically verifies their consistency. A numerical scale is generated that is entirely consistent with all the qualitative judgements. Through a similar process weights are generated for criteria.
The M-MACBETH software provides tools to facilitate:
Complete model structuring
Management of complex problems involving qualitative value scores and weights
Interactive sensitivity and robustness analyses
| the designers of MACBETH are: |
| Carlos Bana e Costa | Jean Marie De Corte | Jean-Claude Vansnick |
| Technical University of Lisbon and London School of Economics | University of Mons-Hainaut
Belgium | University of Mons-Hainaut
Belgium |
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Applications
- Development of Strategic plans
- Allocation of resources
- Comparison of alternative locations for development of major infrastructures
- Participative evaluation of social, economic and environmental impacts of major infrastructures
- Resolution of horizontal and vertical conflict in when implementing public policy
- Analysis of cost, benefit and risk associated with projects and programs
- Evaluation of employee performance
- Evaluation of supplier performance
- Evaluation of bids in public calls for tenders
- Development of risk models and scenario analysis
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