Substantial disadvantages of the well-known analytic hierarchy process when it is used in the case of both a single and several criteria are outlined, A simpler, more accurate, and reliable method for finding the priority vector in single-criterion problems is proposed. For multicriteria problems, the use of a minimum function as the scalarizing function is justified.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1194-1202
Number of pages9
JournalComputational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics
Volume44
Issue number7
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2004

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