Matrix of pairwise comparison: Decision making with the analytic network process

Abstract

© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019. This article describes a method for analyzing hierarchies; identifies the problems with inconsistent judgments. The proof is given that the most effective tool allowing one to make the right decisions with inconsistencies is the introduction of the eigenvector on environmental planning and management. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a method for decision making, which includes qualitative factors. In this method, ratio scales are obtained from ordinal scales, which are derived from individual judgments for qualitative factors using the pairwise comparison matrix. This paper describes the applicability of a multicriteria decision-making method, specifically, the analytic network process.