Analytic Hierarchy Process

3. A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE DECISION MAKING TOOLS USED Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), developed by Saaty (34), is designed to solve complex multi-criteria decision problems. AHP decomposes the complex decisions in a hierarchical structure and makes it easy to manage the complex decisions in this way. So the decision maker can determine the trade-offs among objectives related to all criteria, sub-criteria and their pairwise comparisons. The output of AHP is a prioritized ranking of the decision alternatives based on the overall preferences expressed by the decision maker. AHP is the most widely used approach in supplier selection literature. AHP uses a verbal scale developed by Saaty, which enables the experts to incorporate subjectivity and experience (35). Please refer to (34) for details of AHP. Analytic Network Process (ANP), also introduced by Saaty (36), is a generalization of AHP. It incorporates feedback and inner dependencies…

2) What is Visual Analytics, dashboards, data warehouse, data dictionary, meta data, ETL, schema, attributes, hierarchy, cube, OLAP, “drill down”, data mining, data mapping. The concepts given in the question are discussed below: 1. Visual Analytics: Visual analytics is the science of analytical reasoning supported by interactive visual interfaces. 2. Dashboards: A…

The reason there was a divergence of opinion in the analysis was because the two evaluation team used different types of screening methods. The first evaluation team used a non-financial screening method while the second evaluation team used a financial screening method. Therefore, it is allowed for the non-financial and financial screening methods to provide opposing analysis. The use of these two screening methods for the project analysis is therefore not enough leading to the application of…

In Eduardo Kohn’s “How Dogs Dream”, Kohn delves into the life of the Upper Amazonian Runa and attempts to analyze dogs’ dreams by understanding the relationship of the Runa with other lifeforms. Unlike previous frameworks of anthropology, Kohn focuses not only on “the human” and their interpretation of their culture, but Kohn studies the interactions between humans and the nonhuman selves of the Amazon. The core mission of anthropology seeks to understand the differences of language, culture,…

approach aims to make a balance between natural and built environment by enhancing the knowledge of society and encourage them for participation. The thesis is composed of four chapters, each of them presents a different section of research process based on strategic plan process. The methodology to develop this thesis was a literature review, field analysis, expert interviews, questioner of local residents, AHP analysis, and scientific…

effective vendor selection process is very important to the success of any manufacturing organization. Simply looking for vendors offering the lowest prices is not efficient sourcing any more. We propose a multi-criteria decision making method, which accounts for both vendor selection and optimal order allocation. We also propose a policy for unselected vendors to maintain a competitive environment and derive maximum benefits. The model ranks vendors on the basis of their efficiency scores,…

the film follows a battalion of child soldiers in West Africa (Kaufman & Fukunaga, 2015). The film shows the complexities of military leadership as well as how motivation, traits, influence tactics, situational leadership, and charismatic leadership interact to form the leadership process. Beasts of No Nation also gives insight into how leadership can change, and how the change of some factors can cause the leadership process to fall apart. A general consensus amongst leadership…

application. Verificationism can be said to encompass and encourage only one kind of meaning, as it ignores all that is not dealing with the logical and the empirically testable. (Misak, 1995, p. 78) Outside of a scientifically quantifiable scope, it is not possible for this theory to logically be pertinent, and most all non-scientific discussion is therefore meaningless. (Misak, 1995, p. 66) A sentence of poetry, say, may have no applicable relation to experience, and may simply be describing…

The service identification process with value co-creation (Lee et.al, 2011) and Kano – Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) model for obtaining requirements (Bayraktaroglu and Ozgen, 2007 and Yanlai et.al, 2009) have been incorporated in this research to develop an approach for requirements management. Lee, Sugumaran and Park (2011) aim to develop a service requirements management framework using Kano – AHP model for value co-creation and apply it to the medical tourism service system to check the…

is not one of the key characteristics of a TPS? a) Large volumes of data are processed b) Involves extensive computation complexity c) Data sources are mostly internal, and the output is intended mainly for internal users and trading partners d) Involves a high level of detailed raw data 11. Generally speaking, why do organizations automate TPS data entry as much as possible? a) To reduce labor costs b) To be able to capture online data c) For competitive advantage d) To minimize…