Analytic hierarchy prioritization process in the AHP application development: A prioritization operator selection approach

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 975-989

  Yuen, Kevin Kam Fung ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

AHP; Multicriteria decision making; Prioritization method measurement; Prioritization methods; Prioritization operators

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY; APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; OPERATOR SELECTIONS; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; PRIORITIZATION; PRIORITIZATION PROCESS; RECIPROCAL MATRIX;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 78049303079     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2009.08.041     Document Type: Article

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