| Article ID: | iaor20012820 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 17 |
| End Page Number: | 31 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2001 |
| Journal: | INFOR |
| Authors: | Sun Shinn |
| Keywords: | decision: applications, decision theory: multiple criteria, practice, analytic hierarchy process |
This paper describes the use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) by the Taiwanese Combined Service's appointed Defence Base Closure Commission when selecting military logistic bases for closure. The Defence Base Closure Commission was appointed in 1996 to study the military, fiscal, and environmental impacts of different alternatives for base closure. This application illustrates how military decision making can be supported intellectually through AHP. Various implications regarding the debate on AHP are discussed.