Papers
How to make a decision: the Analytic Hierarchy Process
Author(s)Thomas Saaty
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh
United States
Publication date: Sep, 1990
Journal: European journal of operational researchVol.: 48- Issue: 1- Pages: 9-26
Abstract: This paper serves as an introduction to the Analytic Hierarchy Process — A multicriteria decision making approach in which factors are arranged in a hierarchic structure. The principles and the philosophy of the theory are summarized giving general background information of the type of measurement utilized, its properties and applications.
Keywords: AHP, Introduction, Analytic Hierarchy Process, Decision making, Multi-criteria decision