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==More about Hierarchies== | ==More about Hierarchies== | ||
The book ''Decision Making for Leaders''<ref name='DMFL'>{{cite book | last = Saaty | first = Thomas L. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Decision Making for Leaders: The Analytic Hierarchy Process for Decisions in a Complex World | publisher = RWS Publications | date = 1999-05-01 | location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | pages = | url = http://www.amazon.com/Decision-Making-Leaders-Hierarchy-Decisions/dp/096203178X/ref=sr_1_1/105-2850894-2453264?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191602292&sr=1-1 | doi = | id = | isbn = 0-9620317-8-X }}</ref> includes a chapter with further information on Analyzing and Structuring Hierarchies in AHP. The chapter's key points are: | |||
*In an AHP hierarchy, complex problems are split into their component parts according to their essential relationships. | |||
*The top level of the hierarchy has only one element—the goal. The other levels usually contain between five and nine elements each. | |||
*There is no limit to the number of levels. | |||
*When the elements of a level cannot be easily compared, a new level with finer distinctions should be created. | |||
*Hierarchies can be altered during the course of the process. | |||
Include material from these sources: | Include material from these sources: | ||
*Principles of analytic thinking, DMFL, p. 17 | *Principles of analytic thinking, DMFL, p. 17*Analyzing and Structuring Hierarchies, DMFL Chapter 3, p. 29 | ||
*Analyzing and Structuring Hierarchies, DMFL Chapter 3, p. 29 | |||
*Practical Examples of Hierarchies, DMFL Chapter 4, p. 37 | *Practical Examples of Hierarchies, DMFL Chapter 4, p. 37 | ||
*A book full of hierarchies, Hierarchon<ref>{{cite book | last = Saaty | first = Thomas L. | authorlink = Thomas Saaty | coauthors = | title = The Hierarchon: A Dictionary of Hierarchies | publisher = RWS Publications | date = 1992-06-01 | location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | pages = | url = http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0962031755 | doi = | id = | isbn = 0962031755 }}</ref> | *A book full of hierarchies, Hierarchon<ref>{{cite book | last = Saaty | first = Thomas L. | authorlink = Thomas Saaty | coauthors = | title = The Hierarchon: A Dictionary of Hierarchies | publisher = RWS Publications | date = 1992-06-01 | location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | pages = | url = http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0962031755 | doi = | id = | isbn = 0962031755 }}</ref> | ||
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- Establish priorities for the elements of the hierarchy.
- Investigate the logical consistency of the priorities established in step 2.
More about Hierarchies
The book Decision Making for Leaders[1] includes a chapter with further information on Analyzing and Structuring Hierarchies in AHP. The chapter's key points are:
- In an AHP hierarchy, complex problems are split into their component parts according to their essential relationships.
- The top level of the hierarchy has only one element—the goal. The other levels usually contain between five and nine elements each.
- There is no limit to the number of levels.
- When the elements of a level cannot be easily compared, a new level with finer distinctions should be created.
- Hierarchies can be altered during the course of the process.
Include material from these sources:
- Principles of analytic thinking, DMFL, p. 17*Analyzing and Structuring Hierarchies, DMFL Chapter 3, p. 29
- Practical Examples of Hierarchies, DMFL Chapter 4, p. 37
- A book full of hierarchies, Hierarchon[2]
References
- ↑ Saaty, Thomas L. (1999-05-01). Decision Making for Leaders: The Analytic Hierarchy Process for Decisions in a Complex World. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: RWS Publications. ISBN 0-9620317-8-X.
- ↑ Saaty, Thomas L. (1992-06-01). The Hierarchon: A Dictionary of Hierarchies. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: RWS Publications. ISBN 0962031755.