Prioritizing Traffic-Calming Projects Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process

2000 ◽  
Vol 1708 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn P. Guegan ◽  
Peter T. Martin ◽  
Wayne D. Cottrell
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Traffic Calming ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The analytic hierarchy process (AHP), a multiple-criteria decision-making tool, is used to prioritize traffic-calming projects. AHP is proposed as an alternative to existing point scoring systems. Prioritization methods used in traffic-calming programs in Portland, Oregon, and Canberra, Australia, are applied; the results are compared to those of AHP. The three methods apparently produce similar rankings when applied to local streets that have speeding problems. AHP produces rankings different from those of the other two methods, however, when complex issues and qualitative factors must be taken into account. AHP may be more suitable in cases in which some factors cannot be quantified. In the examples studied, these factors included traffic diversion, the importance of the street, the impacts of existing traffic-control devices and measures adjacent to elementary schools, terrain, and neighborhood residents’ opinions. None of these factors could readily be assigned a value in a point scoring system. Some of the concerns in applying AHP are the tediousness of making pairwise comparisons between alternatives, the consistency of the comparisons, and the defensibility of the scores. The decision maker should examine the scores to ensure that they are sensible and should be adequately aware of the issues so as to defend the scores. If there are n alternatives, then n( n - 1)/2 pairwise comparisons are needed. Clearly, for expedient application of AHP, the alternatives must be limited to a reasonable number.

scholarly journals A UNIFIED DECISION FRAMEWORK FOR INVENTORY CLASSIFICATION THROUGH GRAPH THEORY

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bivash Mallick ◽  
Bijan Sarkar ◽  
Santanu Das
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Consumption Cost ◽  
The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Abc Analysis ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Conventionally, a traditional ABC analysis based on a single criterion of annual consumption cost is employed in industry to facilitate classification of inventory items. However, other criteria may be important in inventory classification such as lead time, item criticality, storage cost, etc. Hence, for situations like this many multiple criteria decision-making methods are available and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a popular one. The present article demonstrates a new approach by integrating Graph Theory (GT) and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a decision analysis tool for multi-criteria inventory classification. In this paper, 47 disposable items used in a respiratory therapy unit of a hospital were considered for a case study. Output of this hybrid method shows more precise results than that of either traditional ABC or the AHP classification methods. As the proposed decision analysis tool is a simple, logical, systematic and consistent method, it may be recommended for application in diverse industries handling multi-criteria inventory classification systems.https://doi.org/10.13033/ijahp.v9.i2.482

scholarly journals On the features of the implementation of the interval method for analytic hierarchy process in the problem of assessing the effectiveness of the employment service

2020 ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
N. F. Bogachenko ◽  
D. N. Lavrov
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Interval Arithmetic ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Efficiency Function ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Employment Service ◽  
Interval Method ◽  
The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Weight Coefficients

To determine the weight coefficients of the efficiency function of the employment service, the analytic hierarchy process and interval arithmetic were used. This made it possible to take into account the opinions of various experts without losing the consistency of the matrices of pairwise comparisons.

scholarly journals Cognitive Multiple Criteria Decision Making and the Legacy of the Analytic Hierarchy Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
José María Moreno-Jiménez ◽  
Luis G. Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Sociedad Del Conocimiento ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Este trabajo recoge brevemente el concepto, la evolución histórica y las diferentes escuelas de una de las partes de la Investigación Operativa más fructífera y con mayor difusión de los últimos 45 años: la Decisión Multicriterio. Así mismo, analiza la evolución que el método científico ha seguido en este periodo de tiempo y cuáles son las nuevas orientaciones que presenta en el contexto de la Sociedad del Conocimiento. Finalmente, se incluyen una serie de ideas sobre cuáles pueden ser algunos de los retos futuros en el campo de la toma de decisiones multicriterio (TDMC), en particular en el contexto de una de las aproximaciones más populares: el Proceso Analítico Jerárquico (AHP). Tres problemas fundamentales, ya vislumbrados para esta escuela de pensamiento por su creador, necesitan ser abordados como futuros retos en el campo multicriterio. Este trabajo se ha dedicado a la memoria del profesor Thomas L. Saaty, el autor de AHP y uno de los matemáticos más brillantes e ingeniosos de los últimos 60 años, quien acaba de fallecer en agosto de 2017 a los 91 años de edad.

ELICITING RATIO PREFERENCES FOR THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS WITH VISUAL INTERFACES: A NEW MODE OF PREFERENCE MEASUREMENT

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 245-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAJJAD ZAHIR
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Preference Measurement ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
New Class ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Simultaneous Comparisons ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Visual Interfaces

Although verbal and numerical scales are commonly used in the Analytic Hierarchy Process for pairwise comparisons, new experiments with computer-based visual tools confirm that ratio preferences can be effectively and efficiently elicited using adjustable visual tools and simultaneous comparisons, as well. Such an improved approach shows promise in the design of a new class of multi-criteria decision support system both for individual and group decisions.

scholarly journals THE MAGIC OF THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP)

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Orrin Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Scientific Justification ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Careful Investigation

Dr. Thomas Saaty developed the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with the underlying goal of making it simple and accessible to the lay user. In Saaty’s own words, the AHP is based on how “ordinary people process information” and “express the strength of their judgments” (Saaty, 1994, p. 37). Because he was successful in developing the AHP in accordance with these goals, when decision makers use the AHP their experience can feel magical as they find pairwise comparisons natural and can relate to the final priorities. Careful investigation of the axioms, theorems, and proofs shows that the AHP is more than just magic and provides scientific justification of the highest order. Five important components of the AHP and some background into the history of its development are summarized and highlighted from Saaty’s article, “How to Make a Decision: the Analytic Hierarchy Process” (Saaty, 1994). https://doi.org/10.13033/ijahp.v9i3.519

scholarly journals Prioritizing the capabilities of unmanned underwater vehicles necessary for ISR based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Gwuihyeon Park ◽  
Taehyeon Lee ◽  
Chunghwan Lee ◽  
Jinho Lee
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Underwater Vehicles ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles ◽  
The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
The One ◽  
Mine Countermeasures ◽  
The Military ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The need for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) has received significant attention given the current security situation in the Korean Peninsula. UUVs are used in the military to perform five key missions: intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, inspection/identification, and oceanography. In this study, we analyze the standards of evaluation of the characteristics and capabilities of UUVs that are necessary for ISR missions, which are most important from among the above mentioned ones. First, we establish 5 main criteria and 15 sub-criteria by consulting a group of experts. Next, we use the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for these criteria. It computes the relative weights of the criteria based on pairwise comparisons, in order to evaluate the relative importance and priorities of the criteria we established, by selecting another group of 51 experts for the evaluation of the pairwise comparisons among the criteria. Consequentially, the importance associated with performance and ability of the ISR tends to be relatively high while the one associated with cost and economy for operating the UUVs appears to be low. These results may be useful in analyzing required capabilities in a more objective and concrete manner while procuring UUVs in the future.

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