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*[http://search.barnesandnoble.com/BookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780792370765 Book: Natural Resource and Environmental Decision Making] | *[http://search.barnesandnoble.com/BookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780792370765 Book: Natural Resource and Environmental Decision Making] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=c35YVifvGekC&dq=analytic+hierarchy+process&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=EOE5PdZFR_&sig=fthbM7AMO4h0-zWUIeSBZ84BUWo Book: Naveet Bhushan] | ||
*[http://mat.gsia.cmu.edu/mstc/multiple/node4.html Example from Carnegie-Mellon University] | *[http://mat.gsia.cmu.edu/mstc/multiple/node4.html Example from Carnegie-Mellon University] | ||
*[http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/dstools/choosing/ahp.html Short nontechnical summary from University of Cambridge] | *[http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/dstools/choosing/ahp.html Short nontechnical summary from University of Cambridge] | ||
*[http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/06/TestRun/ Example & critique from MSDN Magazine] | *[http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/06/TestRun/ Example & critique from MSDN Magazine] | ||
*[http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/tools/ahp/index_e.asp Interactive Pairwise Comparison Example (Canadian Conservation Institute)] | |||
===Commercial Packages=== | |||
*[http://decisionlens.com/ Decision Lens] | |||
*[http://www.vanguardsw.com/DpHelp4/dph00687.htm Vanguard Software: AHP Scripts for Handhelds] | |||
===From the Quality arena=== | |||
*[http://thequalityportal.com/q_ahp.htm Overview from The Quality Portal] | |||
*[http://software.isixsigma.com/library/content/c050105a.asp Summary & example from iSixSigma Magazine] | *[http://software.isixsigma.com/library/content/c050105a.asp Summary & example from iSixSigma Magazine] | ||
*[http://www.qfdi.org/workshop_ahp.htm Tutorial Program from QFD Institute] | *[http://www.qfdi.org/workshop_ahp.htm Tutorial Program from QFD Institute] | ||
===Older and/or less useful=== | ===Older and/or less useful=== |
Revision as of 20:08, 20 August 2007
The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a problem solving framework used in decision making. Developed in the 1970s, it is a systematic process for representing the elements of a problem, for relating those elements to overall goals, and for choosing among alternative solutions. It has the proven ability to resolve or assist in resolving a wide range of important decision problems in business, government, transportation, and other fields.
While AHP can be used by individuals working on straightforward problems, it is best suited to situations where teams of people are working on problems that are highly complex.
Uses of AHP
Applications of AHP to complex decision situations number in the thousands.[1] It finds its widest use where problems are important and complex, and where a number of competing factors demand consideration. Because many such uses take place at high levels of governments, institutions, and corporations, security and privacy considerations prevent them from being published or publicized. Fortunately, many others are reported in the literature. Recent cases have included these, among dozens or hundreds of others:
AHP was recently applied to a project that uses video footage to assess the condition of highways in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Highway engineers first used it to determine the optimum scope of the project, and then to justify its budget to lawmakers.[6] Aspects of AHP are sometimes used in designing highly specific procedures for particular situations, such as the rating of buildings by historic significance.[7]
AHP is widely used in countries around the world. Its methods are highly compatible with the traditional Chinese decision making framework, and both research and applications of AHP have made remarkable progress there since it was introduced in 1982. The process has been used for many decisions in the fields of economics, energy, management, environment, traffic, agriculture, industry, and military applications.[8]
Teaching AHP
Though the use of AHP requires no specialized academic training, AHP is considered an important subject in many academic institutions, including schools of engineering[9] and graduate schools of business.[10] In China, nearly a hundred schools offer courses in AHP, and many doctoral students choose AHP as the subject of their research and dissertations. Over 900 papers have been published on the subject in that country, and there is at least one Chinese scholarly journal devoted exclusively to AHP.[8]
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 de Steiguer, J.E. (October, 2003), The Analytic Hierarchy Process as a Means for Integrated Watershed Management, in Renard, Kenneth G., First Interagency Conference on Research on the Watersheds, Benson, Arizona: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, at 736-740
- ↑ Berrittella, M. (January, 2007), An Analytic Hierarchy Process for the Evaluation of Transport Policies to Reduce Climate Change Impacts, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Milano)
- ↑ Grandzol, John R. (August, 2005). "Improving the Faculty Selection Process in Higher Education: A Case for the Analytic Hierarchy Process". IR Applications 6. Retrieved on 2007-08-21.
- ↑ Atthirawong, Walailak (September, 2002), An Application of the Analytical Hierarchy Process to International Location Decision-Making, in Gregory, Mike, Proceedings of The 7th Annual Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium: Restructuring Global Manufacturing, Cambridge, England: University of Cambridge, at 1-18
- ↑ Dey, Prasanta Kumar (November, 2003). "Analytic Hierarchy Process Analyzes Risk of Operating Cross-Country Petroleum Pipelines in India". Natural Hazards Review 4 (4): 213-221. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ↑ Larson, Charles D. (January, 2007), Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Select Project Scope for Videologging and Pavement Condition Data Collection, 86th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
- ↑ Lippert, Barbara C.; Stephen F. Weber (October, 1995). "HIST 1.0; Decision Support Software for Rating Buildings by Historic Significance". National Institute of Standards and Technology, NISTIR 5683. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 Sun, Hongkai (July, 2005), AHP in China, in Levy, Jason, Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process, Honolulu, Hawaii
- ↑ Drake, P.R. (1998). "Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process in Engineering Education". International Journal of Engineering Education 14 (3): 191-196. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ↑ Bodin, Lawrence; Saul I. Gass (January, 2004). "Exercises for Teaching the Analytic Hierarchy Process". INFORMS Transactions on Education 4 (2). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
Potential References
- Book: Natural Resource and Environmental Decision Making
- Book: Naveet Bhushan
- Example from Carnegie-Mellon University
- Short nontechnical summary from University of Cambridge
- Example & critique from MSDN Magazine
- Interactive Pairwise Comparison Example (Canadian Conservation Institute)
Commercial Packages
From the Quality arena
- Overview from The Quality Portal
- Summary & example from iSixSigma Magazine
- Tutorial Program from QFD Institute
Older and/or less useful
- Abstract: The Analytic Hierarchy Process and Participatory Decisionmaking (USDA Forest Service, 1995)
- Full text of the above
- Composite Indicators/Weighting (European Commission)
- Abstract: The Analytic Hierarchy Process in Medical Decisionmaking (1989)
- Paper: Some Comments on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (Criticism, 1990)