The Multi-Attribute Decision Making Model

Making decisions is something that we all do daily as soon as we are old enough to think and reason on our own. Every single thing we do requires a decision to be made first. Often we view things as simple decisions because the outcome may be inconsequential, like what to eat for lunch, or which tie to wear to work. Other times we have major decisions to make that are much more complex and the outcome weighs more heavily on us if the wrong decision is made. There are methods that can be used to assist us in making decisions starting with the most mundane all the way up to the most important. One method commonly used is the Multi-Attribute Decision Making Model, or MADM. Multi-attribute decisions making takes multiple attributes, or alternatives