Multi-Criteria Decision Support Systems: A glorious history and a promising future

The Decision Support Systems (DSS) were widely applied to the field of Multi-Criteria Decision Aid (MCDA). In fact, the most popular MCDA aggregating procedures are those supported by a DSS. Our literature review reveals that the MultiCriteria Decision Support Systems(MCDSS) have applied in several fields such as : Production and Operation Management , Finance, Education, Human Resources, Real Estate and Multi Media. The aim of this paper is to provide a state-of-the Art and a classification by field of MCDSS applications.