Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process in a Graphical Approach

Paweł Karczmarek (), Witold Pedrycz () and Adam Kiersztyn ()
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Paweł Karczmarek: Lublin University of Technology
Witold Pedrycz: University of Alberta
Adam Kiersztyn: Lublin University of Technology

Group Decision and Negotiation, 2021, vol. 30, issue 2, No 10, 463-481

Abstract: Abstract Saaty’s analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is widely used in many decision-making problems such as a choice of alternatives, prioritization, or ranking. Despite being a valuable tool based on pairwise comparisons of a set of alternatives the method is strongly connected with numeric or linguistic descriptors of the preferences. This can form a limitation to the users who do not feel comfortable with numbers or words strictly related with the articulation of the meaning of preference, i.e., with a predefined scale. Therefore, in this study, we develop a comprehensive approach based on a simple graphic interface. The results and their consistency as well as stability of the method are examined. Moreover, through a suite of experiments we observe how the method works when a group of experts does not provide answers to all questions. Finally, we analyze four variants of non-linear transforms which are used to minimize the inconsistency ratio of the AHP (fuzzy AHP) process.

Keywords: Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); Graphic interface; Fuzzy AHP; Particle swarm optimization (PSO); Non-linear transformation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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