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MCADSS is a multi-criteria allocation decision support system for assisting in the task of allocating students to groups. Based on multiple criteria. MCADSS's goal is to maximize the diversity of members within groups, while minimizing the average differences between groups. The project may be viewed fran several perspactives: as a multi-criteria decision-making problem, as a "reverse" clustering problem, or as a personnel assignment problem. The system is currently being used to allocate M.B.A. students into sections and study teams at The Europran Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD).This pnper describes the rationale for MCADSS, design criteria, system methodology, and application results. It also suggests how this approach could be used for M e r applications.

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