Models, Methods, Concepts & Applications of the Analytic Hierarchy Process

✍ Scribed by Thomas L. Saaty, Luis G. Vargas (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 341
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science 175
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a prominent and powerful tool for making decisions in situations involving multiple objectives. Models, Methods, Concepts and Applications of the Analytic HierarchyProcess, 2^nd Edition applies the AHP in order to solve problems focused on the following three themes: economics, the social sciences, and the linking of measurement with human values. For economists, the AHP offers a substantially different approach to dealing with economic problems through ratio scales. Psychologists and political scientists can use the methodology to quantify and derive measurements for intangibles. Meanwhile researchers in the physical and engineering sciences can apply the AHP methods to help resolve the conflicts between hard measurement data and human values. Throughout the book, each of these topics is explored utilizing real life models and examples, relevant to problems in today’s society.

This new edition has been updated and includes five new chapters that includes discussions of the following:

- The eigenvector and why it is necessary
- A summary of ongoing research in the Middle East that brings together Israeli and Palestinian scholars to develop concessions from both parties
- A look at the Medicare Crisis and how AHP can be used to understand the problems and help develop ideas to solve them.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
How to Make a Decision....Pages 1-21
The Seven Pillars of the Analytic Hierarchy Process....Pages 23-40
Architectural Design....Pages 41-61
Why is the Principal Eigenvector Necessary?....Pages 63-70
Designing a Mousetrap....Pages 71-82
Designing the Best Catamaran....Pages 83-93
The Selection of a Bridge....Pages 95-105
Measuring Dependence Between Activities: Input–Output Application to the Sudan....Pages 107-113
Technological Choice in Less Developed Countries....Pages 115-128
Market Attractiveness of Developing Countries....Pages 129-147
An Analytic Hierarchy Process Based Approach to the Design and Evaluation of a Marketing Driven Business and Corporate Strategy....Pages 149-158
New Product Pricing Strategy....Pages 159-169
Incorporating Expert Judgment in Economic Forecasts: The Case of the U.S. Economy in 1992....Pages 171-186
A New Macroeconomic Forecasting and Policy Evaluation Method....Pages 187-201
A New Approach to the Middle East Conflict: The Analytic Hierarchy Process....Pages 203-247
Legalization of Euthanasia....Pages 249-262
How Should Congress Address the Medicare Crisis?....Pages 263-273
Ethics in International Business....Pages 275-279
Abortion and the States: How will the Supreme Court Rule on the Upcoming Pennsylvania Abortion Issue?....Pages 281-289
The Benefits and Costs of Authorizing Riverboat Gambling....Pages 291-301
To Drill or Not to Drill: A Synthesis of Expert Judgments....Pages 303-311
Modeling the Graduate Business School Admissions Process....Pages 313-321
Infertility Decision Making....Pages 323-330
Deciding Between Angioplasty and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery....Pages 331-341
Back Matter....Pages 343-345

✦ Subjects

Operations Research/Decision Theory; Econometrics