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Consensus Reaching — Iterative aggregation of expert opinions toward group consensus

CONSENSUS-REACHING (Consensus Reaching — Iterative aggregation of expert opinions toward group consensus) is a ranking multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Herrera-Viedma, E., Herrera, F., Chiclana, F. in 2002. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.

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When to use it

Consensus Reaching — Iterative aggregation of expert opinions toward group consensus

Strengths & limitations

Strengths
  • Follows a transparent, reproducible computational procedure that can be audited step by step.
  • Handles multiple criteria of differing scales and units within a single decision matrix.
Limitations
  • Assumes full compensation — a strong score on one criterion can offset a weak score on another.

Sources

  1. Herrera-Viedma, E., Herrera, F., Chiclana, F. (2002). A consensus model for multiperson decision making with different preference structures. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics — Part A DOI: 10.1109/tsmca.2002.802821 ↗

How to cite this page

ScholarGate. (2026, June 2). Consensus Reaching — Iterative aggregation of expert opinions toward group consensus. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/consensus-reaching

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ScholarGate — CONSENSUS-REACHING (Consensus Reaching — Iterative aggregation of expert opinions toward group consensus). Retrieved 2026-07-21 from https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/consensus-reaching · Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20539026
Quick facts
Originator
Herrera-Viedma, E., Herrera, F., Chiclana, F.
Subfamily
Ranking
Year
2002
Type
Group decision — iterative feedback-driven consensus convergence
Value Space
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Uncertainty
None
Compensation
full
Rank Reversal
No
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