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Reseach Article
Design and Implementation of jAHP: A Java-based Analytic Hierarchy Process Application
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 62 - Number 15 |
| Year of Publication: 2013 |
| Authors: Chen-huei Chou |
10.5120/10159-5063
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Chen-huei Chou . Design and Implementation of jAHP: A Java-based Analytic Hierarchy Process Application. International Journal of Computer Applications. 62, 15 ( January 2013), 35-41. DOI=10.5120/10159-5063
Abstract
Solving a multiple criteria decision making problem by a group of decision makers in different geographical locations could be hard. Analytic Hierarchy Process is a mathematical model capable of dealing with such type of problems. However, the lack of geographical support is the major drawback of a traditional standalone Analytic Hierarchy Process tool. To address this issue, this paper proposes to adopt Java programming language to design and implement jAHP, a Java-based Analytic Hierarchy Process application available over the Internet. External validity is accessed by comparing jAHP results with both manual approach and commercial software.
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