USING THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS FOR …

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Published in:Published in:Inter l Journal of Industrial Engineering: Applications and Practice, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 35-44, 1072-4761 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGUSING THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS FOR DECISION MAKINGIN ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS: SOME CHALLENGESEvangelos TriantaphyllouDepartment of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringLouisiana State University3128 CEBA BuildingBaton Rouge, LA 70803-6409, H. MannSchool of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation ManagementThe Pennsylvania State University201E Mateer BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802, many industrial engineering applications the final decision is based on the evaluation of a number of alternatives in termsof a number of criteria. This problem may become a very difficult one when the criteria are expressed in different unitsor the pertinent data are difficult to be quantified. The ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) is an effective approach in dealingwith this kind of decision problems.

Some Challenges in Using the AHP in Engineering Applications 3 (1990). The first step in the AHP is the estimation of the pertinent data. That is, the estimation of the a ij and W j values of the decision matrix.

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