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So, what would be the final rank when considering all the alternatives at hand?
Figure 39 shows the results, now considering HLA‘s marginal contribution.
Requested Aircraft Systems
FTR
ASW
UAV
CGO
HLA
0.167
0.272
0.23
0.415
0.488
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
Marginal utility improvement
Figure 39. Final Rank of Alternatives.
The final ranking of alternatives will probably generate questions by the DM
about the methods used and the reasons for that particular result. For example, if the DM
is not comfortable with the fact that the HLA is the last ranked, it can be explained that
HLB is currently in use and will be fully operational for years to come, thus the
comparison among HLA and HLB yielded a lower utility for HLA.
This type of questions will stimulate a better understanding of important aspects
of the decision context and provide the DM with valuable insight, which will complement
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