Multicriteria Analysis in Finance [Paperback]

This book provides a concise introduction into the fundamentals and applied techniques of multiple criteria decision making in the finance sector.?Based on?an analysis of the nature of financial decisions and the general methods of financial modelling, risk management and financial engineering, the book introduces into portfolio management, banking management and credit scoring. Finally the book presents an overview of further applications of multi criteria analysis in finance and gives an outlook on future perspectives for the application of MCDA in finance.Introduction to financial decision making.- An Overview of multiple criteria decision aid.-?Banking management.- Credit Scoring.- Portfolio management.-?Other applications of multi criteria analysis in finance.- Conclusions and future perspectives.

Michael Doumpos holds a PhD in operations research (2000) and a MSc in Production Engineering and Management (1997) from the Technical University of Crete, where he currently holds an Assistant Professor position. His research interests include multiple criteria decision making, decision support systems, computational pattern recognition and financial risk management. He has published over 50 research articles in premier international journals. He has also co-authored several books, edited volumes, book chapters, conference papers and edited special issues. Prof. Doumpos is associate editor of OMEGA and recipient of the best reviewer award from the European Journal of Operational Research (2010 and 2012).

Constantin Zopounidis is the Director of the Financial Engineering Laboratory. Prof. Zopounidis received his Doctorat D'Etat (1986) in management science, a D.E.A. (1982) in financial management from the University of Paris-IX Dauphine and a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Macedonia. Prof. Zopounidis has been with the Dept. of Production Engineering and Management of the Technical University of Crete since 1987 and serlÃ