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What is Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)

Handbook of Research on Cultural and Economic Impacts of the Information Society
AHP is a mathematic technique used for different criteria of decision making, especially for investigating complex decisions.
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Regional Landfill Site Selection with GIS and Analytical Hierarchy Process Techniques: A Case Study of Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Elmira Shamshiry (University Kebangsaan, Malaysia & Research Management Center (RMC), University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia), Abdul Mumin Abdulai (University Kebangsaan, Malaysia), Mazlin Bin Mokhtar (University Kebangsaan, Malaysia), and Ibrahim Komoo (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8598-7.ch011
Abstract
Increasing population and urbanization pose a huge challenge for municipal authorities to select suitable landfill site to dispose the increasing quantities of solid waste. Wrong landfill siting can result in social, environmental and economic cost. Therefore, suitable approaches are required to select landfill sites because that can enhance sound waste disposal practice in the fast-growing urban areas. The Geographic Information System based Multi-criteria Decision Analysis has been used in this chapter to examine the essentials of an effective site selection. GIS-based MCDA is an intelligent system that transforms spatial data into valuable information which can be used to make critical decisions. The analytical hierarchy process is utilized to assist the prioritization process. In Langkawi, disposal of municipal solid waste into open sites could lead to different adverse impacts on public health and the physical environment. This paper represents simple but effective method to assist landfill site selection efforts in the Langkawi.
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A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach for Evaluation of MOOCs Platforms
AHP is a multi-criteria measurement which addresses how to determine the relative importance of a set of criteria in a decision problem.
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Selection of Green Suppliers Based on GSCM Practices: Using Fuzzy MCDM Approach in an Electronics Company
Developed by Thomas L. Saaty, this multi criteria decision making process makes use of the opinions of experts to find out the priority and calculate the rankings of the alternatives.
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A SWOT Analysis of Intelligent Products Enabled Complex Adaptive Logistics Systems
AHP is a multi-criteria decision making approach introduced in the early 1980th that encompasses both quantitative and non-quantitative objectives. AHP is a flexible approach with several characteristics such as defining the problem, deriving the desired solution, and the solutions’ sensitivity can be tested to changes in information. It has been widely utilized in many areas such as business decisions, public policy and economic policy decisions, and representing systems networks. Basically, AHP is based on the fact that the inherent complexity of a multi-criteria decision making problem can be modeled by breaking it down into several levels in such a way that they form a hierarchy with unidirectional hierarchical relationships between levels.
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Decision Support Software
An approach to decision making that involves structuring multiple choice criteria into a hierarchy, assessing the relative importance of these criteria, comparing alternatives for each criterion, and determining an overall ranking of the alternatives.
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