Balancing consistency and expert judgment in AHP

Balancing consistency and expert judgment in AHP

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Article ID: iaor20117516
Volume: 54
Issue: 7-8
Start Page Number: 1785
End Page Number: 1790
Publication Date: Oct 2011
Journal: Mathematical and Computer Modelling
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: artificial intelligence: decision support
Abstract:

The various mechanisms that represent the know‐how of decision‐makers are exposed to a common weakness, namely, a lack of consistency. To overcome this weakness within AHP (analytic hierarchy process), we propose a framework that enables balancing consistency and expert judgment. We specifically focus on a linearization process for streamlining the trade‐off between expert reliability and synthetic consistency. An algorithm is developed that can be readily integrated in a suitable DSS (decision support system). This algorithm follows an iterative feedback process that achieves an acceptable level of consistency while complying to some degree with expert preferences. Finally, an application of the framework to a water management decision‐making problem is presented.

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