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In this paper, we consider a multi-criteria group decision making problem. We propose a novel version of the Analytic Hierarchy Process under the belief function theory. The presented approach uses groups of experts to express their assessments regarding the evaluation criteria and the evaluation alternatives. It considers also more complex multi-criteria decision problems that have multiple criteria levels. The presented method is illustrated with some examples.
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Ennaceur, A., Elouedi, Z., Lefevre, E. (2017). Qualitative AHP Method Based on Multiple Criteria Levels Under Group of Experts. In: Benslimane, D., Damiani, E., Grosky, W., Hameurlain, A., Sheth, A., Wagner, R. (eds) Database and Expert Systems Applications. DEXA 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10439. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64471-4_35
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