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“AHP, created by Saaty (1987), is a relatively simple and intuitive method that allows users to take a systematic and structured approach to decision-making.”
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“In the 1987 s, Saaty introduced the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) as an influential method for decision-making (Saaty 1987 ).”
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“The AHP is an analytical multi-criteria decision-making method (Whitaker 1987).”
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“1 [ Saaty, 1987 ] ).”
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“The AHP, developed by Saaty (1987), is a structured decision-making tool used to analyze complex problems by breaking them down into a hierarchy of simpler components.”
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Authors: Saaty, R. W.
Corresponding author: Saaty, R.W.
Venue: Mathematical Modelling
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1987
Volume: 9
Issue: 3-5
Pages: 161-176
ISSN: 0270-0255 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0270-0255(87)90473-8
OpenAlex: W2046078150
Cited by: 5,380
References: 15
Citations by year: 2026: 623 · 2025: 735 · 2024: 697 · 2023: 662 · 2022: 518 · 2021: 481 · 2020: 382 · 2019: 284 · 2018: 226 · 2017: 173 · 2016: 124 · 2015: 107 · 2014: 62 · 2013: 52 · 2012: 39
FWCI: 4.84
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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Locations: Mathematical Modelling (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Multi-Criteria Decision Making
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Game Theory and Voting Systems
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Strategic Planning and Analysis
Keywords: analytic hierarchy process, ratio scale, measurement theory, axioms, inconsistency, rank preservation, reversal, absolute measurement, relative measurement, multi-criteria decision making

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