Analytic Hierarchy Process/Addendum
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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.