Decision Making in Economic, Political, Social, and Technological Environments with the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis book is a collection of selected applications of the AHP on economics, social and political sciences, and technological design. This volume along with other volumes on decision making, planning, conflict resolution and forecasting, rounds out the diversity of application areas. |
Contents
How to Make a Decision | 11 |
Architectural Design | 27 |
Designing A Mousetrap | 51 |
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abortion alternative analysis Analytic Hierarchy Process applications approach benefits bridge cable-stayed bridges chapter Comparison Matrix competitive conventional adjustment costs countries criteria criterion decision determine econometric economic effective porosity Eigenvector environment environmental estimated evaluation expected factors Figure forces forecasting future goal growth H MH identified impact included increase inflation rate influence investment issues judgments keel LDCs macroeconomic MH H Mikhail Gorbachev ML ML monetarist months municipal solid waste needs objectives old growth forest operating options outcome Overall Effectiveness pairwise comparisons Panel Pennsylvania permeability Pittsburgh planning political pontoon potential pricing strategy priorities problem ranked recycling relative importance relevant Republics risk riverboat gambling Saaty scenario second level sector segments selected social Soviet Union spotted owl strength of recovery structure subcriteria subfactors Sudan Table technology transfer transport trap turnaround weights WHCL