scholarly journals HOW DO STUDENTS SELECT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES? AN ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) MODEL

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Meng Tang
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Ahp Model ◽  
Hierarchy Process

An analytic hierarchy process for school quality and inspection

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amal Al Qubaisi ◽  
Masood Badri ◽  
Jihad Mohaidat ◽  
Hamad Al Dhaheri ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Distinct Advantage ◽  
School Inspection ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ahp Model ◽  
Evaluation Measures ◽  
School Inspections ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an analytic hierarchy planning-based framework to establish criteria weights and to develop a school performance system commonly called school inspections. Design/methodology/approach – The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) model uses pairwise comparisons and a measurement scale to generate the weights for the criteria. The validity of the approach is confirmed by comparing the outputs of school inspection and the outputs of the model in a sample of schools. Findings – The framework proposed enables school management to address several issues pertaining to its competitive advantage with other schools, the two most important being establishing its performance ranking in the marketplace and identifying the service elements that most require improvement. This study develops a cohesive approach to identify which quality attributes or dimensions require attention. Research limitations/implications – For school inspections, the data collection and computational problems would increase with the increase in the number of criteria and sub-criteria, as well as the number of schools considered in the selection. Although the range of reported AHP applications is extensive in many disciplines, examples in school quality and inspection remain still rare; as a result, this study could not compare its results with other AHP applications in school inspection or assessment. Practical implications – The AHP method has the distinct advantage that it decomposes a decision problem into its constituent parts and builds hierarchies of criteria. AHP enables assessors to capture both subjective and objective evaluation measures of school quality. By providing a useful mechanism for assessing the consistency of the evaluation measures and alternatives, the AHP reduces bias in decision making. Social implications – The AHP model also provides a more systematic evaluation of a given school’s qualitative performance criteria. The proposed AHP model is attractive to assessors and decision makers because its pairwise comparison procedure enables them to offer a relative (rather than absolute) individual criterion assessment on those qualitative factors. Originality/value – The AHP model could become a sustainable component of overall school system quality improvement by maturing over time. The AHP annual scores could be used as realistic and measureable gauges for measuring school improvement.

Application of Fuzzy AHP to the Comparison and Selection of Cement Concrete Pavement Overlaying Schemes

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 4302-4306
Author(s):  
Ji Feng Liang ◽  
Xie Dong Zhang ◽  
Lei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Concrete Pavement ◽  
Cement Concrete ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Ahp Model ◽  
Cement Concrete Pavement ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Selection Of

Based on a comprehensive analysis of the influencing factors and special features of cement concrete pavement overlaying technology, a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) model is constructed for the comparison and selection of overlaying schemes. At first, the numerical weight for each criterion of the hierarchy is derived and tested. Then the feature matrices of all the schemes are constructed based on experts’ evaluation. The optimal scheme is chosen according to the numerical priorities of each scheme yielded by fuzzy calculation.

Comprehensive Grounding Performance Evaluation of Tires Based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Liang ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
Daqian Zhu ◽  
Guolin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Ground Contact ◽  
Simulation Test ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Ahp Model ◽  
Contact Patch ◽  
Judgment Matrix ◽  
Hierarchy Process

ABSTRACT The contact patch between tire and road surface has a direct impact on tire grounding performance. Acquiring tire grounding performance either by testing or simulation is not only time intensive but comes at a high cost. This paper proposes an effective means of evaluating tire grounding performance based on the tire-ground contact pressure distribution. This paper adopts fifteen characteristics to describe the tire-ground contact patch in which twelve structural schemes were designed for a certain type of tire. By using the simulation test method, the grounding performance characteristics such as grip performance, rolling resistance, wear performance, and the tire footprint characteristics were obtained. Correlation analysis was used to explore the relationship between tire grounding performance and footprint characteristics. Based on the correlation analysis and expert judgement, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) model for comprehensive grounding performance evaluation of a tire was constructed. Then judgment matrix of the AHP model was established, and the consistency or otherwise of the judgment matrix was verified. The model was then used to evaluate and predict the four design schemes of tires. The evaluation results were in good agreement with the simulation test results, which shows that the construction method of the tire comprehensive grounding performance evaluation system proposed in this paper is practical. It is also evident that grounding performance evaluation of a tire based on the tire footprint is feasible.

scholarly journals Application of a New Hybrid Fuzzy AHP Model to the Location Choice

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Chang Chou ◽  
Ker-Wei Yu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Location Choice ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Ahp Model ◽  
International Distribution ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new hybrid fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) algorithm to deal with the decision-making problems in an uncertain and multiple-criteria environment. In this study, the proposed hybrid fuzzy AHP model is applied to the location choices of international distribution centers in international ports from the view of multiple-nation corporations. The results show that the proposed new hybrid fuzzy AHP model is an appropriate tool to solve the decision-making problems in an uncertain and multiple-criteria environment.

AN EVALUATION OF MARINE GEOSPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE (MGDI) BY DELPHI-ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) APPROACH

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6-12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isa Adekunle Hamid-Mosaku ◽  
Mohd Razali Mahmud ◽  
Mohd Safie Mohd
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Ahp Model ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Decision makings in the contexts of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and Marine Geospatial Data Infrastructure (MGDI) are recently gaining attention in SDI literatures. Both initiatives are multi-dynamic and complex in nature, thus exhibiting multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems. Yet, there is dearth of multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) decision making framework. In this paper, major criteria for enhanced decisions about MGDI implementations are evaluated. These criteria sourced from literature, further adjudged through Delphi experts group evaluations till consensus was reached on seven criteria. Thereafter, pilot surveys for criteria weightage and ranking based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) model were carried out, with respondents from marine stakeholders in Malaysia. Results obtained were assessed and compared with scoring procedure; Data and Information had the highest percentage while Social criterion is the least ranked. The significance of these criteria in enhancing MGDI decision for numerous marine activities among the stakeholders are therefore highlighted through this study.

scholarly journals ЗНАЧАЈ РАЗЛИЧИТИХ ФАКТОРА АТРАКТИВНОСТИ У ЛЕТЊИМ ТУРИСТИЧКИМ ДЕСТИНАЦИЈАМА ЗА ТУРИСТЕ

TEME ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 687
Author(s):  
Александар Ђорђевић ◽  
Бојан Зечевић ◽  
Игор Ковачевић
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Ahp Model ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Summer tourist destinations attract touristS for various attractions and developed product content. This paper focuses on how various attraction factors are important for tourists. The most used model for analysis of the attraction factors is the Ritchie Crouch model, that defines several attractions categories. The paper stars with a modified Ritchie Crouch model with basic attraction factors in the focus within summer destinations. These factors have been taken into consideration having in mind the specifics of summer destinations and their products. The research methodology is based on the AHP model Analytic Hierarchy Process)). In this model, each interviewee compares different alternatives, and in this case assesses the value of individual attraction factors for the decision making process about a summer destination. On the basis of the results, three segments have been identified, followed by testing the significance of the differences between attraction factors among the defined segments. After this, a hypothesis has been tested that there is a bigger difference among the segments defined according to attraction factors preferences than among the traditionally defined segments.

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