AHPn
AHPn is an extension of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) that represents decision criteria and their relationships as a network rather than a strict hierarchical tree. In AHPn, nodes denote criteria, subcriteria, and often interdependencies, while edges encode influence or precedence. The approach aims to capture interdependencies among criteria that a purely hierarchical AHP cannot easily model, with the goal of producing more nuanced, robust priority scores.
Origin and usage: The term AHPn appears in some decision-analytic literature to describe network-based variants of
Methodology: Practitioners identify criteria and potential interdependencies, then construct a network rather than a tree. Local
Advantages and limitations: Compared with classical AHP, AHPn can model interdependencies and handle certain complex decision
Applications: AHPn has been explored for project prioritization, supplier selection, policy analysis, and environmental or energy
See also: Analytic Hierarchy Process, decision analysis, network optimization.