Title :
A method of evaluation for scaling in the analytic hierarchy process
Author :
Zhang, Qi ; Nishimura, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil Eng., Osaka City Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The AHP uses an evaluation scale. This paper presents a method for evaluating the appropriateness of the scale. It is based on human judgment and a nonlinear model. Based on a characteristic of the scale, an integrated method is proposed. The appropriateness of some integrated scales is evaluated, using a practical survey on the choice of travel routes, and boundary curves of a scale from a nonlinear programming model. Based on the consistency of evaluating indexes, and on the comparison between calculated results and actual choices, the usefulness of the method is verified
Keywords :
decision theory; nonlinear programming; AHP; analytic hierarchy process; boundary curves; evaluation scale evaluation; human judgment; integrated scales; nonlinear model; nonlinear programming model; travel route choice; Buildings; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Gain measurement; Humans; Least squares methods; Process planning; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1996., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3280-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1996.565399
