Analytic hierarchy process: An overview of applications

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-29

  Vaidya, Omkarprasad S ^a   Kumar, Sushil ^b  

^a ARMY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING NITIE   (India)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP); Decision analysis; Decision making; Multiple criteria analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; GRAPHIC METHODS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); DECISION MAKING TOOLS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 25144483067     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2004.04.028     Document Type: Article

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