AHPmenetelmiä

AHPmenetelmiä refers to methods associated with the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). AHP is a structured technique for organizing and analyzing complex decisions. It was developed by Thomas L. Saaty in the 1970s. The core of AHP involves breaking down a decision into a hierarchy of criteria, sub-criteria, and alternatives.

The process begins with identifying the main goal of the decision. This goal is then broken down into a set of criteria that will be used to evaluate the alternatives. If the criteria are complex, they can be further subdivided into sub-criteria. Finally, the available alternatives are listed. The decision-maker then makes pairwise comparisons between elements at each level of the hierarchy. For example, criteria are compared against each other in terms of their relative importance for achieving the goal, and alternatives are compared against each other for each criterion.

These pairwise comparisons are typically expressed on a numerical scale, often a 1-9 scale, where 1 represents equal importance and 9 represents extreme importance. The judgments are then synthesized to derive a set of weights for the criteria and scores for the alternatives. This allows for a quantitative ranking of the alternatives, indicating which one best meets the decision-maker's objectives based on their stated priorities. AHPmenetelmiä can be applied to a wide range of decision-making problems, from personal choices to complex strategic planning.