Using AHP for resource allocation problems
TL;DR: AHP has been used for solving multi-criteria resource allocation problems by converting them into equivalent single objective, maximization-type LP problems as mentioned in this paper, and at least two approaches can be identified for such applications.
About: This article is published in European Journal of Operational Research.The article was published on 1995-01-19. It has received 125 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Preference elicitation & Resource allocation.
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TL;DR: This study proposes a procedure incorporating artificial neural networks technique with adaptive weight consideration to address parameter optimization of a multiple responses problem and demonstrates the feasibility and rationality of the proposed procedure.
Abstract: This study proposes a procedure incorporating artificial neural networks technique with adaptive weight consideration to address parameter optimization of a multiple responses problem. No matter what type of the experimental designs being employed, the proposed approach can be directly employed. Besides, the consistency and difference among several evaluations among those multiple responses can also be studied via the designed aggregation weight values in our proposed procedure. An illustrative example owing to the lead frame manufacturer in Taiwan is also employed to demonstrate the feasibility and rationality of the proposed procedure.
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01 Jan 2021
TL;DR: M mismatch between the volume of work in the Bill of Quantity and field conditions is the most risk in terms of contract construction, however, the lump sum contract also identified the risky contract based on medium-scale construction service providers.
Abstract: Small-scale construction service providers dominate the construction industry in Indonesia. However, along with Indonesia’s economic growth, small-scale construction service providers owner has a chance to expanse their business. Based on their experience, small-scale construction service providers have limitations. They cannot take a priority, whereas the risky of the contract construction. This study aims to make a list order of the construction risk based on medium-scale construction service providers. With this study, we want to help share the medium-scale experience to small-scale construction service providers in terms of risk contracts in Indonesia to learn and anticipate it. We conduct risk identification by literature and make list order analyzing using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). AHP method can provide a single and easy-to-understand of unstructured problems. This research indicates that mismatch between the volume of work in the Bill of Quantity and field conditions is the most risk in terms of contract construction. However, the lump sum contract also identified the risky contract based on medium-scale construction service providers.
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TL;DR: In this paper, seven different energy resources that can be used for water pumping in urban households have been evaluated using 12 objectives representing the energy, economic, and environmental systems, of the 12 objectives, nine are quantifiable ones, while the remaining three are nonquantifiable.
Abstract: In this article, seven different energy resources that can be used for water pumping in urban households have been evaluated using 12 objectives representing the energy, economic, and environmental systems. Of the 12 objectives, nine are quantifiable ones, while the remaining three are nonquantifiable. To handle such a mixture of objectives, an integrated model using goal programming and analytic hierarchy process has been employed. A detailed sensitivity analysis has also been performed. The analyses indicate that while biogas and electricity generated from fuelwood gasification rank to be the best of the seven energy resources, photovoltaic electricity requires some reduction in its operating cost and/or increase in the electricity generation efficiency. Diesel and electricity generated from biogas or diesel do not provide any scope to be the preferred resources. An additional scenario has revealed that the nonpreference of grid electricity is due to high environmental emissions.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focused on land use modeling at the landscape scale based on the sufficiency economy philosophy (SE), using land suitability and pairwise comparison methods, to determine key performance indicators of agroforestry under the SE, to develop a landscape agro-forestry model under SE and to apply the derived model to evaluate the suitability of existing land uses within the study area.
Abstract: This research focused on land use modeling at the landscape scale based on the sufficiency economy philosophy (SE). Using land suitability and pair-wise comparison methods, the study aimed to determine key performance indicators of agroforestry under the SE, to develop a landscape agroforestry model under the SE and to apply the derived model to evaluate the suitability of existing land uses within the study area. The key performance indicators were: the agroforestry indices (AFI)-organic matter, soil erosion, species diversity, income distribution, net present value, resources used, land holding size and acceptance of land use; and the landscape agroforestry indices (LAFI)-soil type, slope, distance to water resource, ability to access to main road, watershed class and conservation area. The AFI and LAFI were weighted based on expert judgment and used in weighted linear combinations to develop the landscape agroforestry model based on an AFI equation and an LAFI equation. The AFI equation was obtained from the land use types based on the SE level, and the LAFI equation was determined from the land suitability level (LS level). The final step showed that most land use types were categorized as being at the highest and high LS levels.
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01 Jan 1985
TL;DR: Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as mentioned in this paper is a systematic procedure for representing the elements of any problem hierarchically, which organizes the basic rationality by breaking down a problem into its smaller constituent parts and then guides decision makers through a series of pairwise comparison judgments to express the relative strength or intensity of impact of the elements in the hierarchy.
Abstract: This chapter provides an overview of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), which is a systematic procedure for representing the elements of any problem hierarchically. It organizes the basic rationality by breaking down a problem into its smaller constituent parts and then guides decision makers through a series of pair-wise comparison judgments to express the relative strength or intensity of impact of the elements in the hierarchy. These judgments are then translated to numbers. The AHP includes procedures and principles used to synthesize the many judgments to derive priorities among criteria and subsequently for alternative solutions. It is useful to note that the numbers thus obtained are ratio scale estimates and correspond to so-called hard numbers. Problem solving is a process of setting priorities in steps. One step decides on the most important elements of a problem, another on how best to repair, replace, test, and evaluate the elements, and another on how to implement the solution and measure performance.
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01 Jan 1976TL;DR: In this article, a confused decision maker, who wishes to make a reasonable and responsible choice among alternatives, can systematically probe his true feelings in order to make those critically important, vexing trade-offs between incommensurable objectives.
Abstract: Many of the complex problems faced by decision makers involve multiple conflicting objectives. This book describes how a confused decision maker, who wishes to make a reasonable and responsible choice among alternatives, can systematically probe his true feelings in order to make those critically important, vexing trade-offs between incommensurable objectives. The theory is illustrated by many real concrete examples taken from a host of disciplinary settings. The standard approach in decision theory or decision analysis specifies a simplified single objective like monetary return to maximise. By generalising from the single objective case to the multiple objective case, this book considerably widens the range of applicability of decision analysis.
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TL;DR: This paper presents a meta-modelling architecture suitable for multiobjective analysis of the decision-Making process and some of the strategies used in this process have been developed.
Abstract: Keywords: Decision-Making ; multiobjective analysis Reference Record created on 2005-06-20, modified on 2016-08-08
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TL;DR: In this article, an extension of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for priority setting and resource allocation in the industrial R&D environment is explored, and an AHP modeling framework is developed, and is linked to a spreadsheet model to assist in the ranking of a large number of project alternatives.
Abstract: The research and development project selection decision is concerned with the allocation of resources to a set of proposals for scientific and engineering activities. The project selection and resource allocation process can be viewed as a multiple-criteria decision-making problem, within the context of the long-range and strategic planning process of the firm. The purpose of this paper is explore the applicability of an extension of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for priority setting and resource allocation in the industrial R&D environment. In this paper, an AHP modeling framework for the R&D project selection decision is developed, and is linked to a spreadsheet model to assist in the ranking of a large number of project alternatives. Next, cost-benefit analysis and integer programming are used to assist in the resource allocation decision. The paper concludes with an evaluation of the suitability of this approach as an expert support system, and directions for future research and testing.
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