A METHOD FOR FINDING "ACCEPTABLE PROPOSALS" IN GROUP DECISION PROCESSES.

The article presents information on a method or algorithm for finding proposals on which all members of a group can agree. The method is confined to situations where the variables can be changed by any "small" amount and, where the group is attempting to decide on a change in the variables from some "existing situation." A possible change in the variables will be called a "proposal." A proposal would be "acceptable" to an individual if it would increase his utility. The problem is not to pick a particular proposal which is acceptable to all individuals.