ISAHP2011

IJAHP New Issue Published

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:47:00 GMT

Dear IJAHP Readers: The International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process has just published its latest issue at <a href="http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP">http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP</a>. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, Happy Holidays! Enrique Mu, PhD <a href="mailto:enriquem@pitt.edu">enriquem@pitt.edu</a> International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Vol 3, No 2 (2011) Table of Contents <a href="http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/view/10">http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/view/10</a> <h1><a name="section_1">Preface</a></h1> WORDS-FROM-THE-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Enrique Mu Articles <hr/> ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS (ANP) AND VISUALIZATION OF SPATIAL DATA: THE USE OF DYNAMIC MAPS IN TERRITORIAL TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES Isabella Maria Lami, Elena Masala, Stefano Pensa APPLICATION OF MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING PROCESS TO DETERMINE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR PROCUREMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS UNDER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS Christian Tabi Amponsah APPLICATION OF THE ANALITIC HIERARCHY PROCESS IN DEVELOPMENT OF TRAIN SCHEDULE INFORMATION SYSTEMS Eugene Kopytov, Vasilijs Demidovs, Natalia Petukhova AN APPLICATION OF ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS TO EVALUATE SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS STRATEGIES Arvind Jayant, pardeep Gupta, Suresh Kumar Garg PRIORITY EIGENVECTORS IN ANALYTIC HIERARCHY/NETWORK PROCESSES WITH OUTER DEPENDENCE BETWEEN ALTERNATIVES AND CRITERIA Stan Lipovetsky Essays, Reviews & Comments <hr/> THE SERIOUS OMISSION OF COMPARISONS IN ARISTOTLE’S LAWS OF THOUGHT Thomas L. Saaty News and Events <hr/> Special Report on ISAHP2011 Fabio De Felice Saaty Honorary Doctorate Enrique Mu Dr. Enrique Mu________________________________ Editor-in-Chief________________________________ International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process <a href="http://www.ijahp.org">http://www.ijahp.org</a>

IJAHP - New Issue Published

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:41:00 GMT

Dear IJAHP Readers: The International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (IJAHP) has just published its latest issue at <a href="http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP">http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP</a>. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to read articles and items of interest. Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, Enrique Mu, PhD Editor-in-Chief <a href="mailto:enriquem@pitt.edu">enriquem@pitt.edu</a> International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Vol 3, No 1 (2011) Table of Contents <a href="http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/view/9">http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/view/9</a> <h1><a name="section_1">Preface</a></h1> Introduction to the Current Issue Enrique Mu Articles <hr/> VALIDITY OF THE AHP/ANP: COMPARING APPLES AND ORANGES Sibs von Solms DECISION-MAKING WITH MODELING OF PROBLEM SITUATIONS USING THE ANALYTIC NETWORK HIERARCHY PROCESS Tatiana Kravchenko, Natalia Seredenko ABOUT ONE APPROACH TO AHP/ANP STABILITY MEASUREMENT Vitaliy V Tsyganok AN EVALUATION OF METHODS TO MAKE TRANSITIVE THE MULTIPLE COMPARISONS MATRICES Giuseppe Ricciardo AN INTERPRETATION OF THE AHP GLOBAL PRIORITY AS THE EIGENVECTOR SOLUTION OF AN ANP SUPERMATRIX Stan Lipovetsky Essays, Reviews & Comments <hr/> ALIGNING THE MEASUREMENT OF TANGIBLES WITH INTANGIBLES AND NOT THE CONVERSE Thomas L. Saaty News and Events <hr/> EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ENRIQUE MU USES AHP TO HELP CITY OF PITTSBURGH MOVE TO THE CLOUD Enrique Mu THREE SPECIAL ISSUES PLANNED FOR ISAHP2011 PAPERS Enrique Mu Dr. Enrique Mu________________________________ Editor-in-Chief________________________________ International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process <a href="http://www.ijahp.org">http://www.ijahp.org</a>

IJAHP New Issue Published

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:34:00 GMT

Dear IJAHP Reader: The last issue of our International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (IJAHP) corresponding to 2010 has been published and is available at <a href="http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/current">http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/current</a>. You will find interesting AHP/ANP applications and two articles about the eigenvector challenge offered by Tom Saaty in our last ISAHP 2009 meeting. The competition is still on! We are two years old now and our journal community is thriving. The IJAHP editorial board wishes you a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Very sincerely Enrique Mu, PhD IJAHP Editor-in-Chief <a href="mailto:enriquem@pitt.edu">enriquem@pitt.edu</a> International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Vol 2, No 2 (2010) Table of Contents <a href="http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/view/8">http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/view/8</a> <h1><a name="section_1">Preface</a></h1> Words from the Editor-in-Chief Enrique Mu Words from the Managing Editor Rozann Saaty <h1><a name="section_2">Articles</a></h1> MALAYSIA ON COURSE TO BECOME A DEVELOPED COUNTRY: PRIORITIZING ISSUES WITH THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS Rafikul Islam, Yusof Ismail AN APPLICATION OF THE ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS TO ASSESS RISKS IN A MEGA-CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Sukulpat Khumpaisal, Mohd Noor Nazali, Zairul Musa Nisham, Andrew David Ross WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING RISK FACTORS FOR FALLS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING ELDERLY PEOPLE USING THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS Leandro Pecchia, Peter A. Bath, Neil Pendleton, Marcello Bracale AN INTERPRETATION OF THE AHP EIGENVECTOR SOLUTION FOR THE LAY PERSON Stan Lipovetsky <h1><a name="section_3">Essays, Reviews & Comments</a></h1> THE EIGENVECTOR IN LAY LANGUAGE Thomas L. Saaty Dr. Enrique Mu Editor-in-Chief International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process <a href="http://www.ijahp.org">http://www.ijahp.org</a>

ISAHP2011 Deadline extension!

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:01:00 GMT

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for all who have submitted a paper to the ISAHP 2011. Due to the numerous requests we would like to inform you that the deadline for ISAHP 2011 has been extended. The new deadline is January 15th - 2011. This year we will publish the papers in an ISBN volume so if you are interested you need to submit your abstract to <a href="mailto:abstracts@isahp.org">abstracts@isahp.org</a>. The abstract (not be longer than 2 pages) or the full draft paper should be prepared by following the final paper formatting. However any type of paper formatting can be accepted for the first submission. Some topics of interests include: <pre> • Conflict Resolution • Decision Support Systems Aid • Disaster Management • Environmental Applications and Sustainability • Forecasting and Prediction • General Resource Allocation & Optimization • Generalization of ANP to Neural Firing • Group Decision Making • Human Resources Management • Information Management • Purchasing and Supply Chain • Marketing Decisions • Application in Healthcare Services • Medical Decision Making • Health Technology Assessment • Military Applications • Production Planning & Management Safety • Social Issue and Application </pre> You can find further details about ISAHP 2011 on web site: <a href="http://www.isahp.org">http://www.isahp.org</a>. In any case don’t hesitate to contact us. Finally we remembered you that if you pay within by March 1th 2011 reduced registration fee is 300,00 €. We are looking forward to this meeting and to your participation. Kind Regards, Prof. Emilio Esposito General Chairman University of Naples "Federico II" <a href="mailto:emilio.esposito@unina.it">emilio.esposito@unina.it</a> Prof. Fabio De Felice Executive Organizer University of Cassino <a href="mailto:defelice@unicas.it">defelice@unicas.it</a>

ISAHP2011 Second Call for Papers

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:53:00 GMT

<hr/> This message has been posted on multiple lists. Apologies if you receive this message more than once! <hr/> Dear Colleagues, the International Scientific Committee and the Local Organising Committee are glad to invite you to the next ISAHP 2011. The biennial International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process and Analytic Network Process (ISAHP 2011) for decision making will take place in Sorrento, Naples, ITALY, from June 15 to June 18, 2011. If you plan to submit an abstract for ISAHP 2011, please do so as soon as possible, in order to allow enough time for the processing and review of your abstract and the full paper. Some topics of interests include: • Conflict Resolution • Decision Support Systems Aid • Disaster Management • Environmental Applications and Sustainability • Forecasting and Prediction • General Resource Allocation & Optimization • Generalization of ANP to Neural Firing • Group Decision Making • Human Resources Management • Information Management • Purchasing and Supply Chain • Marketing Decisions • Application in Healthcare Services • Medical Decision Making • Health Technology Assessment • Military Applications • Production Planning & Management Safety • Social Issue and Application Important Key Dates are: • 1 December 2010: Extended Abstract or full draft paper submission deadline. Mail to <a href="mailto:abstracts@isahp.org">abstracts@isahp.org</a> • 1 February 2011: Notification of Acceptance • 1 March 2011: Paper submission deadline. Mail to <a href="mailto:papers@isahp.org">papers@isahp.org</a> • 1 March 2011: Early registration deadline (to pay reduced meeting fee). • 1 June 2011: Registration deadline • 15-18 June 2011: Regular meeting sessions take place. You can find further details about ISAHP 2011 on web site: <a href="http://www.isahp.org/">www.isahp.org</a>. Please format abstracts according to our Style Guide (You can download it in either pdf or Microsoft Word format in section "Call for paper - Instruction for authors"). The abstract should be in the same format as the paper with a title and authors' names, affiliations and email addresses. Register by March 1 to pay the reduced fee (300,00 €). We are looking forward to this meeting and to your participation. Kind Regards, Prof. Emilio Esposito General Chairman University of Naples “Federico II” <a href="mailto:emilio.esposito@unina.it">emilio.esposito@unina.it</a> Prof. Fabio De Felice Executive Organizer University of Cassino <a href="mailto:defelice@unicas.it">defelice@unicas.it</a> <a href="http://www.isahp.org/">www.isahp.org</a>

ISAHP2011 Call for Papers

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:40:00 GMT

ANNOUNCEMENT - Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:01:00 GMT

<hr/> This message has been posted on multiple lists. Apologies if you receive this message more than once! <hr/> Dear Colleagues, The Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis is glad to invite you to submit a paper for the special issue devoted to the topic of "New Concepts and Applications of AHP in the Internet Era". Further details about the submission can be found in the attached "Call for Paper". Important dates to remember: Full paper submission deadline: December 31, 2010 Reviewer reports: March 31, 2011 Revised paper submission: May 31, 2011 Final manuscript submission to publisher: September 30, 2011 Best Regards, Jennifer Shang, Ph.D. <a href="mailto:shang@katz.pitt.edu">shang@katz.pitt.edu</a> Luis Vargas, Ph.D. <a href="mailto:vargas@katz.pitt.edu">vargas@katz.pitt.edu</a> Professor of Business Administration Katz Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260

ISAHP2011 Call for Papers

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 08:32:00 GMT

<hr/> This message has been posted on multiple lists. Apologies if you receive this message more than once! <hr/> Dear Colleagues, the International Scientific Committee and the Local Organising Committee are glad to invite you to the next ISAHP 2011. The biennial International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process and Analytic Network Process (ISAHP 2011) for decision making will take place in Sorrento, Naples, ITALY, from June 15 to June 18, 2011. If you plan to submit an abstract for ISAHP 2011, please do so as soon as possible, in order to allow enough time for the processing and review of your abstract and the full paper. Some topics of interests include: -Conflict Resolution -Decision Support Systems Aid -Disaster Management -Environmental Applications and Sustainability -Forecasting and Prediction -General Resource Allocation & Optimization -Generalization of ANP to Neural Firing -Group Decision Making -Human Resources Management -Information Management -Purchasing and Supply Chain -Marketing Decisions -Medical Decision Making and Health Technology Assessment -Military Applications -Production Planning & Management Safety -Social Issue and Application Important Key Dates are: -1 December 2011: Extended Abstract or full draft paper submission deadline. Mail to <a href="mailto:abstracts@isahp.org">abstracts@isahp.org</a> -1 February 2011: Notification of Acceptance -1 March 2011: Paper submission deadline. Mail to <a href="mailto:papers@isahp.org">papers@isahp.org</a> -1 March 2011: Early registration deadline (to pay reduced meeting fee). -1 June 2011: Registration deadline -15-18 June 2011: Regular meeting sessions take place. You can find further details about ISAHP 2011 on web site: <a href="http://www.isahp.org/">www.isahp.org</a>. Please format abstracts according to our Style Guide (You can download it in either pdf or Microsoft Word format in section "Call for paper - Instruction for authors"). The abstract should be in the same format as the paper with a title and authors' names, affiliations and email addresses. Register by March 1 to pay the reduced fee. We are looking forward to this meeting and to your participation. Kind Regards, Prof. Emilio Esposito General Chairman University of Naples “Federico II” <a href="mailto:emilio.esposito@unina.it">emilio.esposito@unina.it</a> Prof. Fabio De Felice Executive Organizer University of Cassino <a href="mailto:defelice@unicas.it">defelice@unicas.it</a>

New Issue of the IJAHP (International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:43:00 GMT

Dear AHP/ANP Community: The International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (IJAHP) has published its latest issue, dedicated to AHP/ANP applications in Brazil, at <a href="http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP">http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP</a>. We invite you to review the Table of Contents below and then visit our website to read articles and items of interest. To read the article you need to have registered (free of charge) on the IJAHP site. Thanks for your continuing interest in AHP/ANP, Enrique Mu, PhD Editor-in-Chief IJAHP <hr/> International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Vol 2, No 1 (2010) Table of Contents <a href="http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/view/7">http://www.ijahp.org/index.php/IJAHP/issue/view/7</a> Preface <hr/> WORDS FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Enrique Mu WORDS FROM SPECIAL ISSUE EDITOR Valerio Salomon Articles <hr/> AN AHP APPLICATION TO EVALUATE SCORING CRITERIA FOR FAILURE MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS (FMEA) Dimas Campos Aguiar, Helder Jose Celani De Souza, Valerio A.P. Salomon DECISION-MAKING WITH MULTIPLE CRITERIA IN THE SELECTION OF ULTRASONIC SCANNING SYSTEM IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN BRAZIL <pre> Jose Arnaldo Barra Montevechi, Italo Freire Guimaraes, Mona Liza Moura De Oliveira, Jonathan Daniel Friend</pre> CONSTRUCTION OF AN AHP-BASED MODEL TO CATCH CRITERIA WEIGHTS IN POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION Helder Gomes Costa, Pedro de Seixas Correa SUPPORTING THE DESIGN OF A PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH THE ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS Claudio Luis Piratelli, Mischel Carmen N. Belderrain PURCHASE OF A NEW AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTER USING THE ANALYTIC NETWORK HIERARCHY PROCESS Leila Paula Alves da Silva Nascimento, Amanda Cecelia Simoes DaSilva, Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain Dr. Enrique Mu Editor-in-Chief International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process <a href="http://www.ijahp.org">http://www.ijahp.org</a>