Decision Making With The Analytic Network Process

Author : Thomas L. Saaty,Luis G. Vargas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461472797

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Decision Making with the Analytic Network Process by Thomas L. Saaty,Luis G. Vargas Pdf

The Analytic Network Process (ANP), developed by Thomas Saaty in his work on multicriteria decision making, applies network structures with dependence and feedback to complex decision making. This new edition of Decision Making with the Analytic Network Process is a selection of the latest applications of ANP to economic, social and political decisions, and also to technological design. The ANP is a methodological tool that is helpful to organize knowledge and thinking, elicit judgments registered in both in memory and in feelings, quantify the judgments and derive priorities from them, and finally synthesize these diverse priorities into a single mathematically and logically justifiable overall outcome. In the process of deriving this outcome, the ANP also allows for the representation and synthesis of diverse opinions in the midst of discussion and debate. The book focuses on the application of the ANP in three different areas: economics, the social sciences and the linking of measurement with human values. Economists can use the ANP for an alternate approach for dealing with economic problems than the usual mathematical models on which economics bases its quantitative thinking. For psychologists, sociologists and political scientists, the ANP offers the methodology they have sought for some time to quantify and derive measurements for intangibles. Finally the book applies the ANP to provide people in the physical and engineering sciences with a quantitative method to link hard measurement to human values. In such a process, one is able to interpret the true meaning of measurements made on a uniform scale using a unit.

Author : Thomas L. Saaty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Decision making
ISBN : CORNELL:31924111049684

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Decision Making with Dependence and Feedback by Thomas L. Saaty Pdf

This book shows how to make decisions when alternatives depend on criteria, but also the criteria depend on the alternatives. It shows how to cope with dependence between different groups of people, goals and criteria. The Analytic Network Process is particularly useful to project the future of a group or company considering all the influences and risks: economic, social, political, technological, environmental, and others. Accompanying ANP software is under development.

Author : Thomas L. Saaty
Publisher : RWS Publications
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781888603163

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Theory and Applications of the Analytic Network Process by Thomas L. Saaty Pdf

The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and its generalization to dependence and feedback, the Analytic Network Process (ANP), are methods of relative measurement of tangibles and intangibles. Being able to derive such measurements is essential for making good decisions. This book is based on the Analytic Network Process and lays out a new approach for making decisions in light of their benefits, opportunities, costs and risks (BOCR) shows how to include the strategic criteria of the decision-maker that must be satisfied regardless of the particular decision being undertaken. This book includes all the important background material from the earlier book, The Analytic Network Process: Decision Making with Dependence and Feedback, published in 2001, and goes farther with new examples of estimating market share of companies based on the intangibles of customer perception, and new applications involving Benefits, Opportunities, Costs and Risks.

Author : Thomas L. Saaty,Luis G. Vargas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780387339870

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Decision Making with the Analytic Network Process by Thomas L. Saaty,Luis G. Vargas Pdf

This note from Prof. Vargas regarding a competitive title by Prof. Saaty with an almost identical title (THEORY AND APPLICATIONS OF THE ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS: Decision Making with Benefits, Opportunities, Costs, and Risks. RWS Publications, 2005): "The other book is theoretical with passing mention of examples to show how the subject is used. In our book (the one you have) the applications are different and given in full detail relevance and originality. They have never appeared in print as they are here and most users would prefer them to the theoretical book. In addition chapter 1 summarizes the theory given in four chapters on the book showing the important parts without going into too much detail. I would rather read this book than the other one definitely and this could not have been done so elegantly had not the other been written before. Therefore this book has the cream of the ideas and the best published applications so far."

Author : Thomas L. Saaty,Luis G. Vargas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461435976

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Models, Methods, Concepts & Applications of the Analytic Hierarchy Process by Thomas L. Saaty,Luis G. Vargas Pdf

The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a prominent and powerful tool for making decisions in situations involving multiple objectives. Models, Methods, Concepts and Applications of the Analytic Hierarchy Process, 2nd Edition applies the AHP in order to solve problems focused on the following three themes: economics, the social sciences, and the linking of measurement with human values. For economists, the AHP offers a substantially different approach to dealing with economic problems through ratio scales. Psychologists and political scientists can use the methodology to quantify and derive measurements for intangibles. Meanwhile researchers in the physical and engineering sciences can apply the AHP methods to help resolve the conflicts between hard measurement data and human values. Throughout the book, each of these topics is explored utilizing real life models and examples, relevant to problems in today’s society. This new edition has been updated and includes five new chapters that includes discussions of the following: - The eigenvector and why it is necessary - A summary of ongoing research in the Middle East that brings together Israeli and Palestinian scholars to develop concessions from both parties - A look at the Medicare Crisis and how AHP can be used to understand the problems and help develop ideas to solve them.

Author : Navneet Bhushan,Kanwal Rai
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781852338640

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Strategic Decision Making by Navneet Bhushan,Kanwal Rai Pdf

Strategic Decision Making provides an effective, formal methodology that provides help with decision making problems, especially strategic ones with high stakes involving human perceptions and judgements. Focusing on applying the AHP to decision-making problems, Strategic Decision Making covers problems in the realms of business, defence and governance. Using case studies drawn from years of experience, the book discusses decision making for real life problems and includes many worked examples and solutions to problems throughout. The reader will gain comprehensive exposure to the extent of assistance that a formal methodology, such as AHP, can provide to the decision maker in evolving decisions in complex and varied domains.

Author : Thomas L. Saaty
Publisher : RWS Publications
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781888603132

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Decision Making for Leaders by Thomas L. Saaty Pdf

This book is about how to make decisions using the Analytic Hierarchy Process. The basics of the theory are described in a clear, non-technical manner with many examples. It is suitable for business leaders and also is probably the best book for introducing the AHP to students at the college and graduate level. In this fifth printing of the book the reader will find a new appendix containing real-life applications that validate the use of the fundamental scale of the AHP.

Author : Saul I. Gass,Carl M. Harris
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461304593

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Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science by Saul I. Gass,Carl M. Harris Pdf

Operations Research: 1934-1941," 35, 1, 143-152; "British The goal of the Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Operational Research in World War II," 35, 3, 453-470; Management Science is to provide to decision makers and "U. S. Operations Research in World War II," 35, 6, 910-925; problem solvers in business, industry, government and and the 1984 article by Harold Lardner that appeared in academia a comprehensive overview of the wide range of Operations Research: "The Origin of Operational Research," ideas, methodologies, and synergistic forces that combine to 32, 2, 465-475. form the preeminent decision-aiding fields of operations re search and management science (OR/MS). To this end, we The Encyclopedia contains no entries that define the fields enlisted a distinguished international group of academics of operations research and management science. OR and MS and practitioners to contribute articles on subjects for are often equated to one another. If one defines them by the which they are renowned. methodologies they employ, the equation would probably The editors, working with the Encyclopedia's Editorial stand inspection. If one defines them by their historical Advisory Board, surveyed and divided OR/MS into specific developments and the classes of problems they encompass, topics that collectively encompass the foundations, applica the equation becomes fuzzy. The formalism OR grew out of tions, and emerging elements of this ever-changing field. We the operational problems of the British and U. s. military also wanted to establish the close associations that OR/MS efforts in World War II.

Author : Konrad Kulakowski
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315392219

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Understanding the Analytic Hierarchy Process by Konrad Kulakowski Pdf

The aim of this book is to provide the reader with a critical guide to AHP. In this book, the AHP method is considered primarily as a mathematical technique supporting the decision-making process. This method provides a convenient and versatile framework for modelling multi-criteria decision problems, evaluating alternatives and deriving final priorities. Rather than imposing a correct decision, AHP allows the user to create a ranking of alternatives, then choose the one which is the best (or among the best). At the core of AHP is a pairwise comparisons (PC) method. This is an old technique known in various forms since at least the Middle Ages.

Author : Thomas L. Saaty
Publisher : RWS Publications
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781888603156

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Fundamentals of Decision Making and Priority Theory With the Analytic Hierarchy Process by Thomas L. Saaty Pdf

This book is a comprehensive summary, primarily of the author's own thinking and research, about the Analytic Hierarchy Process and decision making. It includes advanced mathematical theory and diverse applications. Fundamentals of Decision Making has all the latest theoretical developments in the AHP and new theoretical material not published elsewhere. We consider this book to be the replacement for the original book on the subject, The Analytic Hierarchy Process that was published by McGraw Hill Publishers, New York.

Author : Thomas L. Saaty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0962031712

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Multicriteria Decision Making by Thomas L. Saaty Pdf

Author : Jitesh J. Thakkar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789813347458

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Multi-Criteria Decision Making by Jitesh J. Thakkar Pdf

p="" The book covers the domain of multi-criteria decision making, a topic which has gained significant attention of researchers and practitioners spanning a variety of disciplines for enhancing their decision making in real life situation. The topics in this volume help readers understand the techniques in the model building and analysis stage. The chapters cover a variety of techniques and their applications for interesting problems. This book will be of interest to readers in diverse disciplines such as engineering, business, management, humanities, psychology and law. ^

Author : Fabio De Felice,Antonella Petrillo,Thomas Saaty
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789535125600

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Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process by Fabio De Felice,Antonella Petrillo,Thomas Saaty Pdf

The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to the theory and applications in the field of decision making, especially focused on Analytic Hierarchy Process, a structured technique for organizing and analyzing complex decisions, based on mathematics and psychology. It was developed by Prof. Thomas L. Saaty in the 1970s and has been extensively studied and refined since then. The idea of the book is to expand the reader's consciousness to deal with problems regarding the decision making. This book presents some application examples of Analytic Hierarchy. It contains original research and application chapters from different perspectives, and covers different areas such as supply chain, environmental engineering, safety, and social issues. This book is intended to be a useful resource for anyone who deals with decision making problems.

Author : Bruce L. Golden,Edward A. Wasil,Patrick T. Harker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642502446

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The Analytic Hierarchy Process by Bruce L. Golden,Edward A. Wasil,Patrick T. Harker Pdf

Management science is a di scipl ine dedicated to the development of techniques that enable decision makers to cope with the increasing complexity of our world. The early burst of excitement which was spawned by the development and successful applications of linear programming to problems in both the public and private sectors has challenged researchers to develop even more sophisticated methods to deal with the complex nature of decision making. Sophistication, however, does not always trans 1 ate into more complex mathematics. Professor Thomas L. Saaty was working for the U. S. Defense Department and for the U. S. Department of State in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In these positions, Professor Saaty was exposed to some of the most complex decisions facing the world: arms control, the Middle East problem, and the development of a transport system for a Third World country. While having made major contributions to numerous areas of mathematics and the theory of operations research, he soon realized that one did not need complex mathematics to come to grips with these decision problems, just the right mathematics! Thus, Professor Saaty set out to develop a mathematically-based technique for analyzing complex situations which was sophisticated in its simplicity. This technique became known as the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and has become very successful in helping decision makers to structure and analyze a wide range of problems.

Author : Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng,Jih-Jeng Huang
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781439861578

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Multiple Attribute Decision Making by Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng,Jih-Jeng Huang Pdf

Decision makers are often faced with several conflicting alternatives. How do they evaluate trade-offs when there are more than three criteria? To help people make optimal decisions, scholars in the discipline of multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) continue to develop new methods for structuring preferences and determining the correct relative weights for criteria. A compilation of modern decision-making techniques, Multiple Attribute Decision Making: Methods and Applications focuses on the fuzzy set approach to multiple attribute decision making (MADM). Drawing on their experience, the authors bring together current methods and real-life applications of MADM techniques for decision analysis. They also propose a novel hybrid MADM model that combines DEMATEL and analytic network process (ANP) with VIKOR procedures. The first part of the book focuses on the theory of each method and includes examples that can be calculated without a computer, providing a complete understanding of the procedures. Methods include the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), ANP, simple additive weighting method, ELECTRE, PROMETHEE, the gray relational model, fuzzy integral technique, rough sets, and the structural model. Integrating theory and practice, the second part of the book illustrates how methods can be used to solve real-world MADM problems. Applications covered in the book include: AHP to select planning and design services for a construction project TOPSIS and VIKOR to evaluate the best alternative-fuel vehicles for urban areas ELECTRE to solve network design problems in urban transportation planning PROMETEE to set priorities for the development of new energy systems, from solar thermal to hydrogen energy Fuzzy integrals to evaluate enterprise intranet web sites Rough sets to make decisions in insurance marketing Helping readers understand how to apply MADM techniques to their decision making, this book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners.