Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process using preference ratio: A case study for selecting management short course in a business school

Modarres, M.; Sadi-Nezhad, S.; Arabi, A.

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ISSN 1923-2934 (Online) - ISSN 1923-2926 (Print) Quarterly Publication Volume 1 Issue 2 pp. 173-184 , 2010

Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process using preference ratio: A case study for selecting management short course in a business school Pages 173-184 Download PDF

Authors: Mohammad Modarres, Soheil Sadi-Nezhad, Arabi Arabi

DOI: 10.5267/j.ijiec.2010.02.006

Keywords: FAHP, Preference ratio, MADM, Fuzzy numbers, Consistency ratio, AHP

Abstract: Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is one of the most popular approaches in the area of multiple attribute decision making (MADM). However, it is not practical any more if input information are fuzzy. In this paper, we propose a new method for fuzzy AHP which is especially useful to make decisions for multiple attribute problems. The method is developed by applying preference ratio concept which makes it practical since it assigns crisp weights and crisp scores to different alternatives. Two algorithms are proposed in this paper: The first one defines crisp and normalized weight by pairwise comparison with fuzzy data while the second one calculates fuzzy consistency ratio. The proposed method is applied to prioritize different short courses in a management school.

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 Modarres, M., Sadi-Nezhad, S & Arabi, A. (2010). Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process using preference ratio: A case study for selecting management short course in a business school.International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations , 1(2), 173-184.

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