Abstract
The Analytic Hierarchy Process (Saaty, 1977 and 1980) is a multiple criterion evaluation methodology that is both descriptive and prescriptive. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is, in many ways, similar to Multi Attribute Utility Theory. However, unlike MAUT, AHP does not prescribe that judgments be perfectly consistent, nor does it prescribe when or when not to allow for rank reversals. AHP allows the decision makers to decide how much inconsistency is reasonable, if any, and whether nor not rank reversal (a reflection of relative rather absolute worth) should be permitted.
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Forman, E.H. (1990). Multi Criteria Decision Making and the Analytic Hierarchy Process. In: Bana e Costa, C.A. (eds) Readings in Multiple Criteria Decision Aid. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75935-2_13
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