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The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a problem solving framework. It is a systematic procedure for representing the elements of any problem. It organizes the basic rationality by breaking down a problem into its smaller constituent parts and then calls for only simple pairwise comparison judgments, to develop priorities in each hierarchy.
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Saaty, T.L. (1984). The Analytic Hierarchy Process: Decision Making in Complex Environments. In: Avenhaus, R., Huber, R.K. (eds) Quantitative Assessment in Arms Control. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2805-6_12
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