Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Selection of Cranes

Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 567-578

  Dalalah, Doraid ^a   AL Oqla, Faris ^a   Hayajneh, Mohammed ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Construction; Cranes; Expert choice; Multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRANES; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; CRANE SELECTIONS; EXPERT CHOICE; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA DECISION-MAKING; MULTICRITERION DECISION MAKINGS; STRUCTURED METHOD;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS;

EID: 85143779740     PISSN: 19956665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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