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Paper results for keyword: MCDMThe Analytic Hierarchy Process: wash criteria should not be ignored
Thomas Saaty, Luis VargasJournal: International Journal of Management and Decision Making In this short paper it is shown that care is required to perform the appropriate normalisation needed to derive the right set of priorities from paired comparisons when criteria are added or deleted in a decision problem. This is particularly true for criteria with respect to which the alternativ...
Read MoreClassification of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Approaches by Application Circumstances
Min-Suk Yoon , Eizo KinoshitaJournal: International Journal of Management Science This paper studies six different AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) approaches and suggests that the features of the approaches are classified by application circumstances in order to contribute to the applicability and quality usage of the AHP. Our study investigates the hierarchical principles an...
Read MoreIntegrating the AHP Methodology into the Procedures of Decision Making in governmental agencies
Asma Mohammed BahurmozJournal: The International Symposium of the Analytic Hierarchy Process 2014The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries are challenged by unprecedented labor problems. These countries suffer from unemployment problems in spite of the fact that they offer jobs for millions of immigrants. Non indigenous fill 95% of the private sector jobs in these countries. Saudi Arabia as the...
Read MoreA strategic model for safety during the Hajj pilgrimage: An ANP application
Asma Mohammed BahurmozJournal: Journal of Systems science and systems engineeringSaudi Arabia every year receives more than two million Muslims from all over the world to perform the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah. It must take place during a specific period of the year in a specific and limited space. In spite of the effort government agencies devote to this event, a ...
Read MoreMisuse of the Axiom of Independence in the Analytic Hierarchy process
Kirti Peniwati, David HauserJournal: The 3rd International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessSome authors have proposed that the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) axiom of independence be relaxed to accommodate observations drawn from: a) examples of pairwise comparisons of alternatives in clusters in single criterion AHP problems, and b) examples of problems in which the criteria have th...
Read MoreMisuses of Clustering and Absolute Scales of Measurement in the Analytic Hierarchy process
Kirti PeniwatiJournal: The 3rd International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThe grouping of elements, called clustering, is a fundamental operation in the Analytic Hierarchy Process. What elements are chosen and how they are clustered and located in a hierarchy have a profound effect on the outcome and the conclusions derived from the outcome. A valid AHP hierarchy must ...
Read MoreAn Empirical Comparison of Two Choice Aggregation Methods in the Analytic Hierarchy process
Sibs von Solms, Kirti PeniwatiJournal: The 6th International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Processhis paper builds on the theoretical discussion presented in an earlier paper (this issue) on the importance of and several problems related to participative group decision-making. A variation of how the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) can be applied to address the problems and aid participative ...
Read MoreTo agree or Not to Agree, That is the Question: Choice Aggregation in the Analytic Hierarchy Process
Sibs von Solms, Kirti PeniwatiJournal: The 6th International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis paper presents theoretical arguments for the importance of participative decision- making, lists several problems related to group decision-making and presents and discusses how the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) can address these problems. Particular attention is focussed on how the ind...
Read MoreCriteria for Evaluating Group Decision-Making Methods. In: Decision Making with the Analytic Network Process
Kirti PeniwatiJournal: Mathematical and Computer ModellingThis paper brings many criteria and many methods under one umbrella and compares them. The schematization given here is a good start and may eventually be improved upon in subsequent revisions by extending the criteria used and by further debating the importance of these criteria and their pertin...
Read MoreMulti-criteria methods and techniques applied to supply chain management
Valerio SalomonJournal: Supply Chain ManagementThis book intends to be a complimentary reference for graduate and undergraduate courses of Business and Engineering. Readers not familiar with Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and supply chain management (SCM) may have a first glance, reading isolate chapters. Moreover, the sequential order...
Read MoreApplication of sensitivity analysis for assessment of energy and environmental alternatives in the manufacture by using analytic hierarchy process
Payam Ghorbannezhad, Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, Changkyoo Yoo, Omid RamazaniJournal: Environment Protection EngineeringMulti-criteria decision making (MCDM) was used to make comparative analysis of projects or heterogeneous measures for prioritization criteria and subcriteria simultaneously in a complex situation. The aim of this paper is to determine the alternatives and the sensitivity of main factors affecting...
Read MoreEvaluation of Sustainable Development of Wooden Furniture Industry Using Multi criteria Decision Making Method
Majid Azizi, Nemat Mohebbi, Fabio De FeliceJournal: Agriculture and Agricultural Science ProcediaFurniture manufacturing industry seems to be significant not only from economical and social standpoints but also from perspective of environmentally compatible industries. Accordingly, moving toward sustainable development in this sector of Iran's industry is regarded as a national necessity...
Read MoreMultiple-criteria location selection for wood kiln operations using AHP/TOPSIS
Rahim Mohebbi Gargari, Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, Asghar Tarmian, zam Dokht Safi SamghabadiJournal: International Journal of Business and Systems ResearchThis study attempted to determine a suitable combination of multiple-criteria selection techniques for the best location for wood drying kiln operations in Iran. Utilising field studies across the wood-drying industry, limitations of existing selection-method criteria were identified, and a hiera...
Read MoreA new combined IF-DEMATEL and IF-ANP approach for CRM partner evaluation
Gulcin Buyukozkan, Sezin Guleryuz, Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of Production EconomicsSelection of the most suitable business partner is a strategic decision for outsourcing problems. This study aims to provide an effective evaluation approach for assessing alternative CRM partners. The choice of a suitable partner is a very complex decision, involving many conflicting objectives ...
Read MoreSmall medium manufacturing enterprises in Turkey: An analytic network process framework for prioritizing factors affecting success
Birsen Karpak, lker TopcuJournal: International Journal of Production EconomicsA multiple criteria framework has been developed to prioritize the measures of success and the antecedents for Turkish small to medium sized manufacturing enterprises. Analytical network process (ANP) has been used to construct the framework because of the dependency among measures of success and...
Read MoreA purchasing decision: Selecting a supplier for a construction company
Ozden Bayazit, Birsen Karpak, Ayhan YagciJournal: Journal of Systems Science and Systems EngineeringSupplier selection is one of the most crucial activities performed by organizations because of its strategic importance. Supplier selection is a multi-objective problem involving both quantitative and qualitative criteria. Over the years a number of quantitative approaches have been tried. Althou...
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The Analytic Hierarchy Process: wash criteria should not be ignored
Thomas Saaty, Luis VargasJournal: International Journal of Management and Decision Making In this short paper it is shown that care is required to perform the appropriate normalisation needed to derive the right set of priorities from paired comparisons when criteria are added or deleted in a decision problem. This is particularly true for criteria with respect to which the alternativ...
Read MoreClassification of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Approaches by Application Circumstances
Min-Suk Yoon , Eizo KinoshitaJournal: International Journal of Management Science This paper studies six different AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) approaches and suggests that the features of the approaches are classified by application circumstances in order to contribute to the applicability and quality usage of the AHP. Our study investigates the hierarchical principles an...
Read MoreIntegrating the AHP Methodology into the Procedures of Decision Making in governmental agencies
Asma Mohammed BahurmozJournal: The International Symposium of the Analytic Hierarchy Process 2014The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries are challenged by unprecedented labor problems. These countries suffer from unemployment problems in spite of the fact that they offer jobs for millions of immigrants. Non indigenous fill 95% of the private sector jobs in these countries. Saudi Arabia as the...
Read MoreA strategic model for safety during the Hajj pilgrimage: An ANP application
Asma Mohammed BahurmozJournal: Journal of Systems science and systems engineeringSaudi Arabia every year receives more than two million Muslims from all over the world to perform the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah. It must take place during a specific period of the year in a specific and limited space. In spite of the effort government agencies devote to this event, a ...
Read MoreMisuse of the Axiom of Independence in the Analytic Hierarchy process
Kirti Peniwati, David HauserJournal: The 3rd International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessSome authors have proposed that the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) axiom of independence be relaxed to accommodate observations drawn from: a) examples of pairwise comparisons of alternatives in clusters in single criterion AHP problems, and b) examples of problems in which the criteria have th...
Read MoreMisuses of Clustering and Absolute Scales of Measurement in the Analytic Hierarchy process
Kirti PeniwatiJournal: The 3rd International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThe grouping of elements, called clustering, is a fundamental operation in the Analytic Hierarchy Process. What elements are chosen and how they are clustered and located in a hierarchy have a profound effect on the outcome and the conclusions derived from the outcome. A valid AHP hierarchy must ...
Read MoreAn Empirical Comparison of Two Choice Aggregation Methods in the Analytic Hierarchy process
Sibs von Solms, Kirti PeniwatiJournal: The 6th International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Processhis paper builds on the theoretical discussion presented in an earlier paper (this issue) on the importance of and several problems related to participative group decision-making. A variation of how the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) can be applied to address the problems and aid participative ...
Read MoreTo agree or Not to Agree, That is the Question: Choice Aggregation in the Analytic Hierarchy Process
Sibs von Solms, Kirti PeniwatiJournal: The 6th International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis paper presents theoretical arguments for the importance of participative decision- making, lists several problems related to group decision-making and presents and discusses how the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) can address these problems. Particular attention is focussed on how the ind...
Read MoreCriteria for Evaluating Group Decision-Making Methods. In: Decision Making with the Analytic Network Process
Kirti PeniwatiJournal: Mathematical and Computer ModellingThis paper brings many criteria and many methods under one umbrella and compares them. The schematization given here is a good start and may eventually be improved upon in subsequent revisions by extending the criteria used and by further debating the importance of these criteria and their pertin...
Read MoreMulti-criteria methods and techniques applied to supply chain management
Valerio SalomonJournal: Supply Chain ManagementThis book intends to be a complimentary reference for graduate and undergraduate courses of Business and Engineering. Readers not familiar with Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and supply chain management (SCM) may have a first glance, reading isolate chapters. Moreover, the sequential order...
Read MoreApplication of sensitivity analysis for assessment of energy and environmental alternatives in the manufacture by using analytic hierarchy process
Payam Ghorbannezhad, Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, Changkyoo Yoo, Omid RamazaniJournal: Environment Protection EngineeringMulti-criteria decision making (MCDM) was used to make comparative analysis of projects or heterogeneous measures for prioritization criteria and subcriteria simultaneously in a complex situation. The aim of this paper is to determine the alternatives and the sensitivity of main factors affecting...
Read MoreEvaluation of Sustainable Development of Wooden Furniture Industry Using Multi criteria Decision Making Method
Majid Azizi, Nemat Mohebbi, Fabio De FeliceJournal: Agriculture and Agricultural Science ProcediaFurniture manufacturing industry seems to be significant not only from economical and social standpoints but also from perspective of environmentally compatible industries. Accordingly, moving toward sustainable development in this sector of Iran's industry is regarded as a national necessity...
Read MoreMultiple-criteria location selection for wood kiln operations using AHP/TOPSIS
Rahim Mohebbi Gargari, Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, Asghar Tarmian, zam Dokht Safi SamghabadiJournal: International Journal of Business and Systems ResearchThis study attempted to determine a suitable combination of multiple-criteria selection techniques for the best location for wood drying kiln operations in Iran. Utilising field studies across the wood-drying industry, limitations of existing selection-method criteria were identified, and a hiera...
Read MoreA new combined IF-DEMATEL and IF-ANP approach for CRM partner evaluation
Gulcin Buyukozkan, Sezin Guleryuz, Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of Production EconomicsSelection of the most suitable business partner is a strategic decision for outsourcing problems. This study aims to provide an effective evaluation approach for assessing alternative CRM partners. The choice of a suitable partner is a very complex decision, involving many conflicting objectives ...
Read MoreSmall medium manufacturing enterprises in Turkey: An analytic network process framework for prioritizing factors affecting success
Birsen Karpak, lker TopcuJournal: International Journal of Production EconomicsA multiple criteria framework has been developed to prioritize the measures of success and the antecedents for Turkish small to medium sized manufacturing enterprises. Analytical network process (ANP) has been used to construct the framework because of the dependency among measures of success and...
Read MoreA purchasing decision: Selecting a supplier for a construction company
Ozden Bayazit, Birsen Karpak, Ayhan YagciJournal: Journal of Systems Science and Systems EngineeringSupplier selection is one of the most crucial activities performed by organizations because of its strategic importance. Supplier selection is a multi-objective problem involving both quantitative and qualitative criteria. Over the years a number of quantitative approaches have been tried. Althou...
Read More