Multi criteria decision analysis for supporting the selection of engineering materials in product design second edition provides readers with tactics they can use to optimally select materials to satisfy complex design problems when they are faced with the vast range of materials available. The selection of materials at all stages of the product design process requires effective decision making the nature of the problem is both complex and varies from having to consider a large number of available materials and vague information in the early design stages to a small number of acceptable materials and detailed information in the later design stages. Multi criteria decision analysis for supporting the selection of engineering materials in product design second edition provides readers with tactics they can use to optimally select materials to satisfy complex design problems when they are faced with the vast range of materials available current approaches to materials selection range from the use of intuition and experience to more . Purchase multi criteria decision analysis for supporting the selection of engineering materials in product design 1st edition print book e book isbn 9780080993867 9780080993904. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books media journals databases government documents and more