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VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (Multicriteria Optimisation and Compromise Solution)

VIKOR (VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (Multicriteria Optimisation and Compromise Solution)) is a ranking multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Opricovic, S. in 1998. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.

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When to use it

Q ∈ [0,1] when all alternatives differ in both S and R. A lower Q is preferred. Read the result in two layers: (1) Q-ranking gives a linear order; (2) the compromise set tells which alternatives are practically indistinguishable from the top one — a single best alternative is proposed ONLY when both C1 (advantage of at least 1/(m-1) over the runner-up) AND C2 (top alternative is also best in S or R) hold simultaneously.

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
  • May exhibit rank reversal when alternatives are added to or removed from the set.

Sources

  1. Opricovic, S. (1998). Multicriteria Optimization of Civil Engineering Systems. PhD Dissertation, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade link ↗

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ScholarGate. (2026, June 2). VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (Multicriteria Optimisation and Compromise Solution). ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/vikor

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ScholarGate — VIKOR (VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (Multicriteria Optimisation and Compromise Solution)). Retrieved 2026-07-20 from https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/vikor · Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20539026
Quick facts
Originator
Opricovic, S.
Subfamily
Ranking
Year
1998
Type
Compromise / aggregation-function based
Value Space
crisp
Uncertainty
None
Compensation
partial
Rank Reversal
Yes
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