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The '''preference ranking organization method for enrichment of evaluations''' and its descriptive complement '''geometrical analysis for interactive aid''' are better known as the '''Promethee &and Gaia'''<ref name="Figueria">{{Cite book|title=Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: State of the Art Surveys|author=J. Figueira, S. Greco, and M. Ehrgott|year=2005|publisher=Springer Verlag }}</ref> methods.

Based on mathematics and sociology, the PROMETHEEPromethee &and GAIAGaia method was developed at the beginning of the 1980s1980's and has been extensively studied and refined since then.

It has particular application in decision making, and is used around the world in a wide variety of decision scenarios, in fields such as business, governmental institutions, transportation, healthcare and education.

Rather than pointing out a "right" decision, the PROMETHEEPromethee &and GAIAGaia method helps decision makers find the alternative that best suits their goal and their understanding of the problem. It provides a comprehensive and rational framework for structuring a decision problem, for identifying and quantifying its conflicts and synergies, clusters of actions, and highlight the main alternatives and the structured reasoning behind.

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