An iterative procedure for reducing problem size in large scale AHP problems

Lim, Kai H.; Swenseth, Scott R.

doi:10.1016/0377-2217(93)90322-e

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“…Research in pairwise comparison is generally concerned with reducing the frequency of pairwise comparisons required in AHP. Weiss and Rao (1987) and Lim and Swenseth (1993) are two examples of such research. Studies on the consistency ratio (CR) include Apostolou and Hassel (1993) and Dadkhah and Zahedi (1993).…”

Section: Analytic Hierarchy Processmentioning

confidence: 98%

Development of assessment model for demand-side management investment programs in Korea

Lee

Park

2007

Energy Policy

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Section: Analytic Hierarchy Processmentioning

confidence: 98%

Development of assessment model for demand-side management investment programs in Korea

Lee

Park

2007

Energy Policy

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“…There are a number of other, more sophisticated, mathematical methods to reduce the number of pairwise comparisons. These include the balanced incomplete block design (BIBD) (Weiss & Rao 1987), incomplete pairwise comparison (IPC) method (Harker 1987), globally effective questioning (Millet & Harker 1990), attribute subsets (Shen et al 1992), iterative AHP (Lim & Swenseth 1993), duality approach (Triantaphyllou 1999), and chained pairwise comparisons (Ra 1999). Ultimately, Harker's IPC method was chosen for this research because of its simplicity and support from other researchers (Carmone et al 1997) (Setiawan 2002).…”

Section: Reduction In Pairwise Comparisonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Strategic Software Investments for the Canadian Cabinet Industry

Hewitt¹,

Sowlati²,

Paradi³

2012

Forest Products Journal

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Manufacturing is the single largest sector of the Canadian economy, accounting for 12.7% of the nation's GDP in 2009 (Statistics Canada 2011). Over the past decade, this sector has faced numerous challenges such as a stronger Canadian dollar, increased foreign competition, and the recent decline of the US economy. One of the ways Canadian manufacturers have responded to these challenges is through increased information technology (IT) investments (Baldwin & Sabourin 2004). Wood products industries, though, generally invest much less in IT than the sector as a whole (Atrostic & Gates 2001). When wood manufacturers do invest in IT, it is often at a very basic level (Hewitt et al. 2011). Consequently, more intensive and sophisticated use of IT presents an opportunity for the cabinet industry to improve their competitive position. The first research objective was to determine the types of software products currently available to the cabinet industry and their associated functionalities. This was done using simple proportions, cluster analysis, and association rule learning. Next, a strategic analysis of which types of software applications are most important for the industry's future competitiveness was done using the analytic network process. Lastly, any large gaps between what is currently represented in the industry and what is important for future competitiveness were identified. Operations & Engineering functionalities were found in 65.7% of all observed functionalities, whereas Content, Collaborative, and CRM functionalities were found in less than 10% each. Operations & Engineering and ERM software were determined to be the most important for future competitiveness because of their contribution to the Quality strategy. While Operations & Engineering software is important for the industry, they may be overrepresented because the current market is highly saturated with these functionalities. ERM, Collaborative, and CRM software are underrepresented as their future priority is higher than their current presence. The sensitivity analysis shows that the final priorities of software applications are most sensitive to the weighting of the Customer Service strategy. If an individual firm places a high emphasis on customer service and marketing, then CRM and Collaborative software become most critical for success.

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“…As [10] warn, "a primary criticism of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), as originally presented by [7], is the number of comparisons required to develop the judgment matrices". For large AHP problems, the number of interactions needed may become a problem when solving the problem manually or using a spreadsheet.…”

Section: The Analytical Hierarchy Process Issuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…For large AHP problems, the number of interactions needed may become a problem when solving the problem manually or using a spreadsheet. Reference [10] suggested a method to reduce the number of comparisons needed, but there are certain software packages that implement the AHP, such as the Expert Choice ® , Super Decisions and Decision Lens™, which minimize this problem with current computational capabilities. The user inputs the criteria, sub-criteria and alternatives into the software interface and the program assembles compareson sheets where the user is required to vote.…”

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Energy-Efficiency Economics as a Resource for Energy Planning

Leite¹,

Cicone²,

Galvão³

et al. 2013

OJEE

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The objective of this work is a multi-criteria decision-making assessment that aims to facilitate the Energy-Efficiency Economics, introducing the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as part of power-system planning tool for an energyefficiency application. It addresses to include qualitative aspects in the decision-making agendas of energy-efficiency projects. The manuscript details the limitations of non-rigorous financial analysis and proposes an alternative for including energy-efficiency measures in discussions pertaining to the financial opportunities available to any investor, and it presents the methodology that supports the qualitative aspects and the software package used to execute this methodology. As case study a complete example including a sensitivity analysis is presented.

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An iterative procedure for reducing problem size in large scale AHP problems

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Development of assessment model for demand-side management investment programs in Korea

Development of assessment model for demand-side management investment programs in Korea

Evaluation of Strategic Software Investments for the Canadian Cabinet Industry

Energy-Efficiency Economics as a Resource for Energy Planning

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