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<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.0 20120330//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" article-type="research-article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">INFORMATICA</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Informatica</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">0868-4952</issn><issn pub-type="ppub">0868-4952</issn><publisher><publisher-name>VU</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">inf23101</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15388/Informatica.2012.346</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Robustness of MULTIMOORA: A Method for Multi-Objective Optimization</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="Author"><name><surname>Brauers</surname><given-names>Willem Karel M.</given-names></name><email xlink:href="mailto:willem.brauers@ua.ac.be">willem.brauers@ua.ac.be</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_INFORMATICA_aff_000"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="Author"><name><surname>Zavadskas</surname><given-names>Edmundas Kazimieras</given-names></name><email xlink:href="mailto:edmundas.zavadskas@vgtu.lt">edmundas.zavadskas@vgtu.lt</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_INFORMATICA_aff_001"/></contrib><aff id="j_INFORMATICA_aff_000">Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, B2000 Antwerpen, Belgium</aff><aff id="j_INFORMATICA_aff_001">Institute of Internet and Intellectual Technologies, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, LT-10223, Vilnius, Lithuania</aff></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>01</day><month>01</month><year>2012</year></pub-date><volume>23</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>1</fpage><lpage>25</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>01</day><month>11</month><year>2011</year></date><date date-type="accepted"><day>01</day><month>02</month><year>2012</year></date></history><abstract><p>Multi-Objective Optimization takes care of different objectives with the objectives keeping their own units. The internal mechanical solution of a Ratio System, producing dimensionless numbers, is preferred. The ratio system creates the opportunity to use a second approach: a Reference Point Theory, which uses the ratios of the ratio system. This overall theory is called MOORA (Multi-Objective Optimization by Ratio Analysis). The results are still more convincing if a Full Multiplicative Form is added forming MULTIMOORA. The control by three different approaches forms a guaranty for a solution being as non-subjective as possible. MULTIMOORA, tested after robustness, showed positive results.</p></abstract><kwd-group><label>Keywords</label><kwd>multi-objective optimization</kwd><kwd>robustness</kwd><kwd>ratio system</kwd><kwd>reference point method</kwd><kwd>full multiplicative form</kwd><kwd>MOORA</kwd><kwd>MULTIMOORA</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>