ELECTRE is a family of multi-criteria decision analysis methods that originated in Europe in the mid-1960s. The acronym ELECTRE stands for: ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la REalité (ELimination and Choice Expressing REality). The method was first proposed by Bernard Roy and his colleagues at SEMA consultancy company. A team at SEMA was working ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELECTRE