Rank reversal problem related to wash criterion in analytic hierarchy process (AHP)

Note on "Wash criterion in analytic hierarchy process"

The paper of Finan and Hurley – published in Computers and Operations Research (2002) – was re-examined, where they discussed a seemingly contradictory phenomenon resulting from the ignoring of wash criteria in the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). With that, they raised a serious challenge to the AHP methodology. However, by reviewing their arguments and example data, analyses regarding to the...

The analytic hierarchy process: can wash criteria be ignored?

Ranking the Tendency to Risky Behaviors of Adolescents in Karaj Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

Introduction: The issue of social harms and their prevalence among adolescents has become one of the main concerns of families, health system, education and society. The aim of this study was to identify and rank the relationship to high-risk behaviors among students based on the method of hierarchical analysis. Materials and Methods: This research was conducted in a survey method on 60 adolesc...

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP); Road Traffic Accident; Rescue; Air Transport

BACKGROUND: Timely delivery of emergency care and reducing the transmission time of injured people to health centers is very effective in reducing the number of deaths and injuries in accidents. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting road traffic accident relief in Iran with an emphasis on air transport. METHODS: The present study was performed through resorting to Mul...

Approaching IT Automation Decisions using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

What is the future of the conventional phone-based corporate sales teams? As consumers grow more and more accustomed to purchasing online everything from holiday gifts to weekly groceries to boats and homes, companies have better and better opportunities to automate their own corporate sales processes. Today’s companies are encountering an era of accessible and scalable information technologies...