New Concepts and Trends of Hybrid Multiple Criteria Decision Making (PDF)

Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng was born in 1943 in Taiwan. In 1977, he received a PhD degree course at Graduate School of Economics (major in management science) from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. He serves as a chair professor at National Taipei University since 2013. Formerly He was an associate professor at National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan from 1977 to 1981, a research associate at Argonne National Laboratory from 1981 to 1982, a visiting professor in the Department of Engineering and Economic System, Energy Modeling Forum at Stanford University, from August 1997 to August 1998), a professor at National Chaio Tung University from 1981 to 2003, and a chair professor their from 2003 (lifelong), a President from 2004 to 2005 and distinguished chair professor from 2004 to 2013 at Kainan University. His current research interests include statistics, multivariate analysis, econometrics, network routing and scheduling, multiple criteria decision making, fuzzy theory, technology management, energy conservation, environment management, transportation systems and management, transportation planning and investment, logistics, location, urban planning, tourism management, electronic commerce, etc. He received the MCDM Edgeworth-Pareto Award from the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (June 2009), the world Pinnacle of Achievement Award in 2005, and the National Distinguished Chair Professor Award (highest honor offered) from the Ministry of Education Affairs of Taiwan in 2000.Kao-Yi SHEN received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Tunghai University in 1992 and 1998 respectively; and in 2002, he received the PhD degree in Business Administration from the Chengchi University in Taiwan. He worked as a senior analyst in the venture capital industry, and he also worked as a Marketing Manager and Head of Project Management in a Taiwan-based IT company. He developed more than 10 IT products, and he also owned