ELECTRE Tri with Central Reference Profiles
ELECTRE-TRI-C (ELECTRE Tri with Central Reference Profiles) is a sorting multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Almeida-Dias, J. Figueira, J. R. Roy, B. in 2010. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.
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When to use it
ELECTRE-TRI-C uses central profiles (not boundary profiles like TRI-B); less restrictive class assignment.
Strengths & limitations
- 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.
- Results depend on the chosen normalisation, weights, and parameter settings.
Sources
- Almeida-Dias, J., Figueira, J. R., Roy, B. (2010). ELECTRE Tri-C: A multiple criteria sorting method based on characteristic reference actions. European Journal of Operational Research DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.10.018 ↗
How to cite this page
ScholarGate. (2026, June 2). ELECTRE Tri with Central Reference Profiles. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/electre-tri-c
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