![]() Implementing the AHP exercise with CIFOR researchers in Bogor (September 2011) Application of the method Conflict resolution - Settling disputes between actors with apparently incompatible goals or positions.Quality management - Dealing with the multidimensional aspects of quality and quality improvement.Benchmarking – Comparing processes in one organization with those of other best-of-breed organizations.Resource allocation - Distributing resources among a set of alternatives.Prioritization - Determining the relative merit of a set of alternatives, as opposed to selecting a single one or merely ranking them.Ranking - Putting a set of alternatives in order from most to least desirable.Choice - The selection of one alternative from a given set of alternatives, usually multiple decision criteria involved.Implementing the AHP exercise with CIFOR researchers in Bogor (September 2011) Decision situationsĭecision situations to which the AHP can be applied include: The number of alternatives to evaluate can also vary. The process can involve as many participants as required. Criteria can be tangible and intangible, can have subcriteria and be as many as necessary. Criteria (or attributes) can be decided in advance or through a participatory process (increase transparency and dialogue). Comparisons are made using a scale of ‘absolute judgements’ that represents how much more one element dominates another with respect to a given reference point.ĪHP is very flexible and can be adapted to different needs and contexts. It evaluates various elements by comparing them to one another two at a time (pairwise comparison). It allows them to compare in a rational and consistent way diverse elements that are often difficult to measure (AHP measures intangibles in relative terms) The method is is used to compare the set of options, using participants data, experience and judgment, and converting these into numerical values. Nowadays it is applied in a wide variety of fields (mainly engineering, business strategic management, education, quality assessment) It was developed in the early 1980s to help decision-makers find the option that best suits their goal and understanding of the ‘problem’. 241-254.Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a type of multi-criteria assessment ( MCA) technique for analyzing complex decisions. (1997), "An AHP decision model for facility location selection", Facilities, Vol. Addresses managerial implications for future research. Uses an example problem to illustrate the solution process. Alternatives are then evaluated and compared under both quantitative and qualitative factors to allow managers to incorporate managerial experiences and judgement in the solution process. The model requires that a number of potential sites have been proposed. ![]() The primary principle of the AHP model is to match decision‐makers’ preferences with location site characteristics. The AHP model provides a framework to assist managers in analysing various location factors, evaluating location site alternatives, and making final location selections. Presents an AHP (analytical hierarchy process) decision model for facility location selection from the view of organizations which contemplate locations of a new facility or a relocation of existing facilities.
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