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Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium

on the Analytic Hierarchy/Network Process

Multi-criteria Decision Making

July 29 - August 1 2009

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

 

Online Proceedings

ISSN 1556-8296      August 2009

 

CD Version Proceedings

ISSN 1556-830X     August 2009

 

 

Conference Chair

Rozann Saaty

Creative Decisions Foundation

rozann@creativedecisions.net

 

Honorary Founding Conference Chair

Thomas L. Saaty

University of Pittsburgh

saaty@katz.pitt.edu

Proceedings Editor

Youxu (Tammy) Tjader

University of Pittsburgh

yotst1@katz.pitt.edu

Conference Secretary

Jodi Tamewitz

University of Pittsburgh

jtamewitz@katz.pitt.edu

Conference Web Designer

Steven Richardson

University of Pittsburgh

scrichardson@katz.pitt.edu

Conference Assistant:

Stephen Tjader

Carnegie Mellon University

sct@andrew.cmu.edu

 

Click here for Participants

 

Click here for Copyright information

 

SCHEDULE

 

Wednesday July 29, 2009:

ALL DAY OPTIONAL FREE WORKSHOP

All day free workshop on ANP from 9 to 4 (bring your own laptop if possible). Lecturer will be Thomas L. Saaty, creator of the AHP/ANP. Learn about decision making with dependence and feedback and get the free SuperDecisions ANP software. Practice building models. Participate in group decision making exercises.

Morning and afternoon coffee breaks included. Participants lunch on their own at convenient local restaurants.

Registration Opens - Wednesday late afternoon 4 - 6 p.m.

Welcome Reception at Katz Graduate School of Business with food and drinks

 

Thursday July 30, 2009:

OPENING SESSION

8 a.m. registration for new arrivals
Breakfast coffee with pastries and fruit

9:30 a.m.-11:30 Welcome address and keynote addresses at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium next door to the Katz GSB building.

Coffee and drinks available at all times on Katz GSB first floor

12:00-1:30: Take time to walk out around the campus of the University of Pittsburgh and perhaps visit the stunning Cathedral of Learning, the main building, across the square from Katz GSB.

Lunch: 12:30-2:00pm in Katz GSB

2:00-3:30 breakout sessions (with meetings in 4 rooms simultaneously)
Note: We expect to include 4 to 5 papers in each breakout session and allow 15 to 20 minutes per presentation.

3:30-4:00 Coffee, soft drinks and juices and cookies

4:00-5:45 one breakout sessions (with meetings in 4 rooms simultaneously)

6:00 Supper will be provided at the Katz GSB location.

 

 

Parallel Sessions: 2:00-3:30 pm Thursday

Mervis 117

AHP/ANP Theory I:

 

Session Chair:

Mervis 115

Operations Management I:
Supply Chain

Session Chair:

Mervis 114

AHP/ANP Application I:

Financial & Banking

Session Chair:  

Mervis 104

Web Based Applications

& Fuzzy AHP

Session Chair:

 

Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process To Determining A Priori Distribution of Error-Free Running Time For High-Reliability Components

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Bochkov, Alexander V.

Limited Liability Company

Scientific-Research Institute of Natural Gases

and Gas Technologies - Gazprom VNIIGAZ

Moscow, Russia

 

a.bochkov@gmail.com

 

Co-author: Nikolai N. Radaev

 

 

Using ANP for the Selection of Green Supply Chain Management Strategies

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Chen, Chiau-Ching

Graduate Institute of Management Sciences, Tamkang University

Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan 25137, ROC

 

895620077@webmail.tku.edu.tw

 

Co-authors: Hsu-Shih Shih, Kun-Shan Wu, Huan-JyhShyur

 

 

 

Banking Crime Analysis and the Effectiveness of Banking Supervision: Combining Game Theory and the Analytical Network Process Approach

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Abdullah, Piter

Centre for Education and Central Banking Studies

Bank Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia

 

Piter@bi.go.id

 

 

Design of a Methodology for Identifying and Selecting the Best Alternative in Acquiring the Information System for a Company

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Castillo, Mario

Department of Industrial Engineering

Universidad de los Andes

Bogotá, Colombia

 

mcastill@uniandes.edu.co

 

Co-author:  Diana Consuelo Gomez-Munoz

 

 

Ordinality Consistency Test About Items and Notation Of a Pairwise Comparison Matrix In AHP

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Iida, Youichi

Faculty of Business Administration and Information

Tokyo University of Science, Suwa

Chino, Nagano, Japan

 

iida@rs.suwa.tus.ac.jp

 

The Analytic Hierarchy Process in the Supplier Selection Problem

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Genovese, Andrea

Engineering Management Department

“Federico II” University

Naples, Italy

 

andrea.genovese@unina.it

 

Co-authors: Giuseppe Bruno, Emilio Esposito, RenatoPassaro

 

 

Analytic Network Process as Qualitative Simulating Tool: Researching of Financial Crisis

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Andreichicova, Olga

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Moscow, Russia

 

olga_andr@hotmail.com

 

Co-author:  Alexander Andreichicov

 

 

Investigation into Decision Support Systems and Multiple Criteria Decision Making to Develop a Web Based Tender Management System

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Padumadasa, EranjanUdayanga

School of Computing

Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology

Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

eranjan@apiit.lk

 

Co-author:  SyedRehan

 

 

Experience-Based Decision Support Methods Using Ordinal Expert Estimates

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Kadenko, Sergey

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The Institute for Information Recording

Kyiv, Ukraine

 

sergeykadenko@mail.ru

 

 

Using AHP and ANP to Evaluate the Relation Between Reverse Logistics and Corporate Performance in Brazilian Automotive Industry

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Marins, Fernando Augusto Silva

São Paulo State University (UNESP) Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil

 

fmarins@feg.unesp.br

 

Co-authors: Cecilia Toledo Hernandez, Phelipe Medeiros da Rocha

 

 

The Lack of Profit-and-Loss Sharing Financing in Indonesia’s Islamic Banks: Revisited

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Ascarya

Center of Education and Central Banking Studies

Bank Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia

 

ascarya@bi.go.id

 

 

How to Design a Survey Questionnaire by Employing a Weighting Method

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Sato, Yuji

Graduate School of Policy Science, Mie Chukyo University

1846 Kubo, Matsusaka, Mie, 515-8511 Japan

 

ysatoh@mic-chukya-u.ac.jp

 

Comparison of a Dozen AHP Techniques For Global Vectors in Multiperson Decision Making and Complex Hierarchy

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Lipovetsky, Stan

GfK Custom Research North America

Minneapolis, MN, USA

 

stan.lipovetsky@gfk.com

 

Sustainable Supply Chain: A Modification Suggestion to an Existing Strategic Framework

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Karpak, Birsen

Youngstown State University,

Youngstown, OH 44555

 

bkarpak@ysu.edu

 

Co-author: Lee Parks

 

 

AHP Application in Banking: Unfolding Utility in a Situation of Financial Crisis

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Adhikari, BarunKanta

WaterAid Nepal, Kupundol, Lalitpur Nepal

 

shashi@icon.com.np

 

Authors: Shashi, Bhattarai, Shivjee Roy Yadav

 

 

Investigation into the Application of Multiple Criteria Decision Making for an Online Candidate Short Listing System

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Peiris, PathiranagePadmaliManesha

School of Computing

Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology

Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

manesha@apiit.lk

 

Co-author:  Yutaka KATO

 

 

Inconsistency of Pair-wise Comparison Matrix Based on Geometric Mean – A Comparison to Principal Eigenvector Method

Abstract

 

Presenter: Ramik, Jaroslav

Department of Mathematical Methods in Economics

School of Business Administration in Karviná

Silesian University Opava

University sq. 1934/3, 733 40

Karviná, Czech Republic

 

ramik@opf.slu.cz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Break: 3:30-4:00pm        REFRESHMENTS and SNACKS

 

 

Parallel Sessions: 4:00-5:45 pm Thursday

Mervis 117

AHP/ANP Theory II:

 

Session Chair:

Mervis 115

Operations Management I:
Supply Chain

Session Chair:

Mervis 114

AHP/ANP Application I:

Financial & Banking

Session Chair:  

Mervis 104

AHP/ANP

Miscellaneous

Session Chair:

 

Optimum Priority Weight Estimation Method for Pairwise Comparison Matrix

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Mogi, Wataru

Nihon University

Izumi-cho, Narashino

Chiba 275-8575, Japan

 

ciwa08021@g.nihon-u.ac.jp

 

Co-author:  Masaaki Shinohara

 

 

A Fuzzy MCDM Approach for Evaluating Corporate Image and Reputation in the Airline Market

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Liou, J.H.

Department of Air Transportation,

Kainan University,

No. 1 Kainan Road Luzhu,

Taoyuan County 338, Taiwan

 

jhliou@mail.knu.edu.tw

 

Co-author: Mei-Ling Chuang, Wei-Mao Chen

 

 

Analysis of the Efficiency of Banks in Montenegro Using the AHP

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Dragasevic, Zdenka

Faculty of Economics

University of Montenegro

Podgorica, Montenegro

 

zdenka@ac.me

 

Co-author:  Svetlana Rakocevic

 

 

Analysis and Evaluation of Technological and Operational Alternatives for Heavy Oil Gathering Systems in the Fields of Castilla and Chichimene – Colombia

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Castillo, Mario

Department of Industrial Engineering

Universidad de los Andes

Bogotá, Colombia

 

mcastill@uniandes.edu.co

 

Co-author:  Jose-Antonio Padilla, Fredy Nino, Andres Zarate, Jorge Bustamante, Luis-Jose Novoa, Juan-Carlos Gutierrez

 

 

The Geometric Mean Concurrent Convergence Method

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Ohya, Takao

School of Science and Engineering

Kokushikan University

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

 

takaohya@kokushikan.ac.jp

 

Co-author: Eizo Kinoshita

 

 

Developing a Hybrid Multi-Criteria Model for Selection of Outsourcing Providers

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Liou, J.H.

Department of Air Transportation,

Kainan University,

No. 1 Kainan Road Luzhu,

Taoyuan County 338, Taiwan

 

jhliou@mail.knu.edu.tw

 

Co-authors: Wen-ChienYeh, Yu-Che Lo, Chia-Li Lin

 

 

Market Timing with the Analytical Network Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Neuhierl, Andreas

University of Augsburg, Department of Statistics and Mathematical Economic Theory

Augsburg, Germany

 

andreas.neuhierl@wiwi.uni-augsburg.de

 

Co-author:  HartmutHofrichter

 

 

Multi-Criteria Models in Autonomous Decision Making Systems

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Mls, Karel

Faculty of Informatics and Management

University of Hradec Kralove

Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

 

karel.mls@uhk.cz

 

Co-author:  Martin Gavalec

 

 

Dissolution of the Dilemma or Circulation Problem Using the Analytic Network Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Ozaki, Toshimasa

Nagoyagakuin University

Nagoya, Aici, Japan

 

ozaki@ngu.ac.jp

 

Co-authors: Shin Sugiura, Eizo Kinoshita

 

 

ANP and Ratings Model Applied to Supplier Selection Problem

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Salomon, Valerio A.P.

São Paulo State University Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil

 

salomon@feg.unesp.br

 

Authors: Joana Ramos Ribeiro, Leila A.S. Nascimento, Amanda Cecilia S. da Silva, Mischel Carmen N. Belderrain

 

 

Using AHP for the Evaluation of the Economic Stabilization Program in Latvia

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Rivza, Peteris

Latvia University of Agriculture

Jelgava, LV-3001, Latvia

 

Peteris.Rivza@llu.lv

 

Co-authors: BaibaRivza, SandijaRivza, VeronikaBikse

 

 

 

The Analytic Hierarchy Process and Basic English

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Osawa, Keikichi

Nihon University

Izumi-chou, Narashino

Chiba 275-8575, Japan

 

oosawa.keikichi@nihon-u.ac.jp

 

Co-author:  Masaaki Shinohara

 

 

AHP/ANP Stability Measurement and its Applications

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Tsyganok, Vitaliy

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The Institute for Information Recording

Kyiv, Ukraine

 

vitaliy.tsyganok@gmail.com

 

 

Integrating the Analytic Network Process and the Balanced Scorecard for Strategic IT Outsourcing Decision Making

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Tjader, Tammy

The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

 

yotst1@katz.pitt.edu

 

Co-author: Jennifer S. Shang, Luis Vargas, Jerry May

 

An Application of AHP to Investment Portfolio Selection in the Banking Sector of the Nigerian Capital Market

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Oyatoye, E.O.

Faculty of Business Administration

University of Lagos, Akoka – Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

 

olateju_2006@yahoo.co.uk

 

Co-authors: G.U. Okpokpo, G.A. Adekoya

 

 

Evaluation of the Major Criteria Intensities for Iranian Patricleboard Products with Respect to Manufacturer’s Aspects

Abstract  Paper

and

Selecting the Best Particleboard Products with Respec to Criteria Intensities, Case of the Study: Iranian Particleboard

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Azizi, Majid

Associate professor, Faculty of Natural Resources

University of Tehran

Karaj, Tehran, IRAN

 

mazizi@ut.ac.ir

 

Co-author:  FarimahMoghimi, AlirezaKhakifirooz

 

 

Fewer Comparisons - Efficiency via Sufficient Redundancy

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Wedley, William C.

Simon Fraser University & W. C. Wedley and Associates Ltd.

8888 University Drive

Burnaby, B. C., CANADA, V5A 1S6

 

wedley@sfu.ca

 

 

Supplier Selection for Collaborative New Product Development Process: An Application to the Automotive Industry

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Verdecho, Maria Jose

Department of Business Organisation

CIGIP (Research Centre on Production Management and Engineering)

Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

Valencia, Spain

 

mverdecho@cigip.upv.es

 

Co-authors: Juan Jose Alfaro, Raul Rodriguez-Rodriguez

 

 

A Case Study of Using AHP Group Decision Making For EPortfolio Selection

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Mu, Enrique and Wormer, Sallie

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

 

muex@carlow.edu

 

Co-authors: Beverly Barkon, Roberta Foizey Marc Vehec

 

 

Isomorphism Between AHP

and Double Entry Book Keeping System

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Shinohara, Masaaki

Nihon University

Izumi-chou, Narashino

Chiba 275-8575, Japan

 

shinohara.masaaki@nihon-u.ac.jp

 

Co-author:  KeikichiOsawa

 

 

 

Friday, July 31, 2009

BREAKOUT SESSIONS CONTINUE

8:00 a.m. Breakfast coffee, bagels and cream cheese, fruit

Parallel Sessions: 8:30-10:00 am Friday

Mervis 117

AHP/ANP:

Group Decisions

Session Chair:

Mervis 115

Operations II:
Project management

Session Chair:

Mervis 114

Marketing Applications:

 

Session Chair:  

Mervis 104

AHP/ANP Integrated with:

BSC, DEA, QC

Session Chair:

 

Applying AHP to the Prioritization of Maritime Booking Confirmation

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Becker, Joao Luiz

Management School

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

 

jlbecker@ea.ufrgs.br

 

 

Co-author:  Denise Lindstrom Bandeira, Amanda Kruse Rocha

 

 

Project Priorisation for Portfolio Selection Based on the Analytic Network Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Garcia-Melon, Monica

Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

Valencia, Spain

 

mgarciam@dpi.upv.es

 

Co-author: Aida Smith-Perera, Rocio-Poveda-Bautista, Juan Pascual Pastor-Fernando

 

 

Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process in Determining Relative Importance of Relationship Marketing Variables for Companies in the Nigerian Food and Beverage Industry

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Dixon-Ogbechi, Bolajoko N.

Faculty of Business Administration

University of Lagos

Akoka – Yaba, Lagos,

 

dixonogbechi@yahoo.com

 

Co-author:  Elizabeth M Haran, Joseph F. Aiyeku

 

 

Using AHP to Evaluate the Performance of the Quality, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety

Management Systems

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Marins, Fernando A.

Sao Paulo State University (UNESP)

Guaratinguetá, SP – Brazil

 

fmarins@feg.unesp.br

 

Co-author:  Helder Antonio da Silva, Luiz Henrique Dias Alves, Messias Silva, Ubirajara Rocha Ferreira

 

 

An Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Enhancing Consensus in Multiagent Decision Making

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Ventre, Aldo G.S.

Department of Culture of the Project and Benecon Research Center

Faculty of Architecture

Second University of Napoli

81031, Aversa, ITALY

Matsusaka, Mie, Japan

 

ysatoh@mie-chukyo-u.ac.jp

 

Co-author: Antonio Maturo

 

 

A Collaborative Approach to Prioritizing Fisheries Research and Harvest Monitoring: A Case Study of the Federal Subsistence Fisheries Program in Alaska

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Merrit, Margaret F.

Resource Decision Support

Fairbanks Alaska USA

 

pmerrit@ak.net

 

 

Application of the Analytic Network Process (ANP) to Select New Foreign Markets to Export Software Services: Study of Colombian Firms

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Lesmes, Diana

Industrial Engineering Department

Universidad de los Andes

Bogotá, Colombia

 

d-lesmes@uniandes.edu.co

 

Co-author:  Luis Buitrago, Carolina Cendales

 

 

Academic Knowledge Value Chain Management and Academics Relative Performance Evaluation Frameworks in Higher Education

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Osman, Ibrahim

Olayan School of Business

American University of Beirut Beirut, Lebanon.

 

ibrahim.osman@aub.edu.lb

 

Co-author:  Maya Helou

 

 

The Pairwise Comparison Voting Method and the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Vargas, Luis G.

The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

 

vargas@katz.pitt.edu

 

Co-author: Orrin Cooper

 

 

Finding Failure Fast in a Rapid Development Environment Using AHP

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Sharp, Sam

Numerix Pty Ltd

Sydney, NSW, Australia

 

sam.sharp@numerix.com.au

 

Co-authors: Peter Hall

 

 

An Empirical Comparison of CBC and AHP for Measuring Consumer

Preferences

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Meißner, Martin

Department of Business Administration and Economics

Bielefeld University

33615 Bielefeld, Germany

 

mmeissner@wiwi.uni-bielefeld.de

 

Co-authors: Arnoldo Arias, Hugo Cancino

 

 

Performance Measurement of Insurance Companies by Using Balanced Scorecard and ANP

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Ak, Ronay

Istanbul Technical University,

Faculty of Management

Istanbul, Turkey

 

akr@itu.edu.tr

 

Co-author:  BasarOztaysi

 

 

Homogeneity and Choice Aggregation in the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: von Solms, Sibs

Mondi South Africa Division, Richards Bay Mill

PO Box 1551, Richards Bay, South Africa, 3900

 

sibs.vonsolms@mondigroup.com

 

 

Project Management Office Action Model Using AHP

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Honma, Toshihisa

Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Hokkaido University

Sapporo, JAPAN

 

honma@ist.hokudai.ac.jp

 

Co-author: Yamato Shoso, Jinnosuke Nakamura

 

 

Analytic Network Process (ANP): an Approach to Estimate the Colombian Baby Diapers Market Share

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Castillo, Mario

Industrial Engineering Deparment

Universidad de los Andes

Bogotá, Colombia

 

mcastill@uniandes.edu.co

 

Co-authors: Diana Lesmes, Erika Neira

 

 

An Analytic Network Process Combined Data Envelopment Analysis Methodology to Evaluate the Performance of Airports in Turkey

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Ulutas, Berna

Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Department of Industrial Engineering

26480 Eskisehir TURKEY

 

bhaktan@ogu.edu.tr

 

Co-author:  BurakUlutas

 

 

 

 

An AHP Model to Evaluate Scientific Research Projects

Abstract

 

Presenter: Sagir, Mujgan

Department of Industrial Engineering

Osmangazi University

Eskisehir, Turkey

 

msagir@ogu.edu.tr

 

Co-authors: ZeynepFiliz Eren Dogu, CanCengiz Celikoglu

 

 

Determining the Weights of Marketing Mix Componenets Using Analytic Network Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Sadic, Senay

Industrial Engineering Department

Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul, TURKEY

 

sadic@itu.edu.tr

 

 

 

 

10:00-10:15 Coffee on tap

Parallel Sessions: 10:15AM-12:00pm Friday

Mervis 117

AHP/ANP:

Environmental Applications

Session Chair:

Mervis 115

Operations Management III:
Performance Evaluation

Session Chair:

Mervis 114

Health and Medical Applications:

Session Chair:  

Mervis 104

Fuzzy AHP/ANP

 

Session Chair:

 

Socio-Environmental Resilience and Regional Planning:

Abstract

 

Presenter: Gomez-Priego, Paola

Multicriteria, SC

 

Co-author:  Luis A. Bojorquez-Tapia, Hallie Eakin

 

 

Application of the AHP/ANP

in Food Quality Management

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Greda, Anna

Warsaw University

Department of Management

Warsaw, Poland

 

akgreda2004@yahoo.com

 

 

Assessment of Physicians’ Colorectal Cancer Screening Priorities Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Dolan, James G.

Department of Community and Preventive Medicine

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, USA

 

james_dolan@urmc.rochester.edu

 

Co-author:  Thomas F. Imperiale, Jeroan Allison, Emily Boohaker

 

 

Creation of the Rating of Stock Market Analytical Systems on the Base of Expert Qualitative Estimations

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Karpovich, Roman V.

Belorussian State Economic University 220672 Republic of Belarus, Minsk

Partisan Ave. 26

 

ramonak@ya.ru

 

Co-author:  Olga A. Siniavskaya, Boris A. Zhelezko

 

 

An Application of AHP/ANP to a Wildfire Management Project to Help Mitigate Global Warming

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Kaku, Kazuya

Satellite Applications and Promotion Center

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Tokyo, Japan

 

kaku.kazuya@jaxa.jp

 

Co-authors: ToshihisaHonma, Masami Fukuda

 

 

The Aerospace Performance Factor: Utilization of the Analytic Hierarchy Processto Develop a Balanced Performance and Safety Indicator of the National Airspace System for the Federal Aviation Administration

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Lintner, Thomas Michael

Office of Safety

Federal Aviation Administration

Washington, D.C., USA

 

thomas.lintner@faa.gov

 

Co-authors: Scott Smuthwaite, Steven D. Smith

 

 

AHPfor Health Technology Assessment

A CaseStudy: Prioritizing Care Approaches for Patients Suffering from Chronic Heart Failure

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Pecchia, Leandro

Department of Biomedical, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering,

University Federico II of Naples

Naples, Italy

 

leandro.pecchia@unina.it

 

Co-author:  Umberto Bracale, Paolo Melillo, Mario Sansone, Marcello Bracale

 

 

Dynamic Vendor Selection: A Fuzzy AHP Approach

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Koul, Saroj

School of Business

Acadia University

Wolfville, NS, Canada

 

saroj.koul@acadiau.ca

 

Co-author:  RakeshVerma

 

 

Renewable Energy Production Planning in the North-East of Italy by Means of Multi-Criteria Analysis

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Mattiussi, Alessandro

Department of Energy Technologies

University of Udine, Italy

 

alessandro.mattiussi@uniud.it

 

Co-authors: PatriziaSimeoni

 

 

Comparing MADM Techniques for Use in Performance Measurement

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Oztaysi, Basar

Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul / Turkey

 

oztaysib@itu.edu.tr

 

Co-author: IremUcal

 

 

Development of a Model for the Improvement of Safety in the Work Place Through the Analytic Network Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Petrillo, Antonella

Department of Industrial Engineering

University of Cassino, Italy

 

a.petrillo@unicas.it

 

Co-authors: Fabio De Felice

 

 

 

Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process to the Sociological Analysis

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Maturo, Antonio and
Contini, Rina M.

Department of Social Sciences

University of Chieti–Pescara

Italy

 

amaturo@unich.it

rm.contini@unich.it

 

 

Multi-Criteria Decision Tool to Evaluate Proposed Changes in Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures in Alaskan Groundfish Fisheries Using the

Analytic Hierarchy Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Merritt, Margaret F.

Resource Decision Support

Fairbanks, AK, USA

 

pmerritt@ak.net

 

 

Indices of the Diffusion of Information Technology Among Japanese Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises:

an AHP Approach

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Tsuji, Masatsugu

Graduate School of Applied Informatics, University of Hyogo

Kobe, Japan

 

tsuji@ai.u-hyogo.ac.jp

 

Co-author: Masaru Ogawa, Hiroki Idota, TeruyukiBunno

 

A New Method of Job Evaluation

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Adamus, Wiktor

JagiellonianUniwersity

Krakow, Poland

 

wiktor.adamus@uj.edu.pl

 

 

Fuzzy AHP Group Decision Analysis and its Application for the Evaluation of Energy Sources

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Meixner, Oliver

Institute of Marketing and Innovation

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences

Vienna, Austria

 

oliver.meixner@boku.ac.at

 

 

ANP Modeling of Complex Socio-Environmental Systems: Adaptive Capacity of Smallholder Coffee System in Meso-America

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Gomez-Priego, Paola

Multicriteria, SC

 

Authors:  Luis A. Bojorquez-Tapia, Hallie Eakin

 

 

ANP in Performance Measurement and its

Application in a Manufacturing System Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Ucal, Irem

Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul Turkey

 

iremucal@gmail.com

 

Co-author: Basar Oztaysi

 

 

 

 

 

 

12-1:00 p.m. Lunch - Lunch in the Jazzman's cafe at Katz.

Parallel Sessions: 1:00 - 2:30 pm Friday

Mervis 117

ANP Applications:
General

Session Chair:

Mervis 115

AHP/ANP Applications:
General

Session Chair:

Mervis 114

AHP Applications:
General

Session Chair:

Mervis 104

AHP Applications:
General

Session Chair:

 

Selection of Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant Projects Using AHP

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Aragones-Beltran, Pablo

Department of Engineering ProjectsHiroshimaUniversidad Politécnica de Valencia.

Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain

 

aragones@dpi.upv.es

 

Co-author:  Juan P. Pastor-Ferrando, Fidel Chaparro-Gonzalez, R. Poveda Bautista

 

 

MCDM in Feasibility Analysis of R&D Programs

Abstract

 

Presenter: Lee, Yoon Been

R&D Feasibility Analysis Division, KISTEP

(Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning)

KISTEP, Dongwon Industry Building, Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu,

Seoul 137-130, South Korea

 

yblee@kistep.re.kr

 

 

Analytic Hierarchy Process for Rural Micro Project Sustainability Monitoring in Nepal

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Adhikari, BarunKanta

WaterAid Nepal, Kupundol, Lalitpur

 

barunkantaadhikaari@wateraidnepal.org.np

 

Co-author:  ShashiBhattarai

 

 

Analytic Hierarchy Process Versus the Choice Experiments: A Stated Preference Analysis

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Kallas, Zein

Centre de Recerca en EconomiaiDesenvolupamentAgroalimentaris

(CREDA-UPC-IRTA)

Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain

 

zein.kallas@upc.edu

 

Co-author:  Fatima Lambarraa, Jose Maria Gil

 

 

Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Extension Strategies: An Application of ANP

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Kazemi, Mousa

Agriculture Faculty

Islamic Azad University

Varamin, Tehran, Iran

 

mousa_kazemi@yahoo.com

 

Co-authors: IrajMalekMohammadi, DavoodSamari

 

 

A Decision Making Model for Compatible Management of Forester Local Cooperatives in the North of Iran

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Azizi, Majid

Associate professor, Faculty of Natural Resources

University of Tehran

Karaj, Tehran, Iran

 

mazizi@ut.ac.ir

 

Co-author:  FatemehTaheri

 

 

On the Applicability of the Analytic Network Process to Rural Telecommunications Infrastructure Technology Selection

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Gasiea, Yousef

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

The University of Manchester

Manchester, UK

 

yousef.gasiea@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

 

Co-author:  Margaret Emsley, LudmilMikhailov

 

 

An AHP Model for Selecting Strategic Options

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Onar, SeziCevik

Management Faculty

Istanbul Technical University

Macka, Istanbul, TURKEY

 

ozawa@ae.keio.ac.jp

 

Co-author:  SeckinPolat

 

 

Application of the Analytic Network Process (ANP) to Establish Weights in Order to Re-Accredit a Program of a University

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Lesmes, Diana

Industrial Engineering Department

Universidad de los Andes

Bogotá, Colombia

 

d-lesmes@uniandes.edu.co

 

Co-authors: Mario Castillo, Roberto Zarama

 

Intangible Contributions to Society: Their Values and Potential Exchange for Money

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Shang, Jennifer S.

The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

USA

 

shang@katz.pitt.edu

 

Co-author:  Thomas L. Saaty

 

 

Prioritizing Issues of MalaysianVision 2020: An Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Islam, Rafikul

Department of Business Administration

Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences

International Islamic University Malaysia

P.O. Box 10, 50728 Kuala Lumpur

 

aoddersh@lauca.usach.clrislam@iium.edu.my

 

 

Ranking of Lignite Deposits in Poland Established on the Basis of the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Ostrega, Anna

Mining and Geoengineering Faculty

AGH University of Science and Technology

Cracow, Poland

 

ostrega@agh.edu.pl

 

Co-author:  RyszardUberman

 

 

Evaluating the Global Threats for Humanity: An Analytic Network Process Model

Abstract

 

Presenter: Sagir, Mujgan

Eskisehir Osmangazi University Department of Industrial Engineering

26480 Eskisehir Turkey

 

msagir@ogu.edu.tr

 

Co-author: BernaUlutas

 

 

Considerations on the Application of AHP/ANP Methodologies to Decisions Concerning a Railway Infrastructure

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Strami, Stefano

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Trieste, Italy

 

stefano.strami@libero.it

 

Co-author: Giovanni Longo, ElioPadoano, Paolo Rosato

 

 

Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and the Analytic Network Process (ANP)

Abstract

 

Presenter: Partovi, Fariborz Y.

Drexel University

 

partovi@drexel.edu

 

 

Faculty Selection for a Brazilian Private Higher Education Institution

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Salomon, Valerio A.P.

São Paulo State University Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil

 

salomon@feg.unesp.br

 

Co-author:  Fabio Soares Duarte, Jose Lourenco, Norival de Paula

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Multi Criteria Model for Selecting of IT Activities to Outsource

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Petkov, Don

Department of Business Administration

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, CT, USA

 

petkovd@easternct.edu

 

Co-author: Olga Petkova

 

 

Performance Analysis of VLJ Aircrafts

Abstract  Paper

 

Presenter: Salomon, Valerio A.P.

São Paulo State University Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil

 

salomon@feg.unesp.br

 

Co-author:  Lucio Garcia Veraldo, Mauricio Cesar Delamaro, Paulo Cesar De Carli

 

2:30 p.m. Coffee on tap

3:00-4:30 p.m. Special programs and presentations are planned about what is new in the AHP community – AHP University, Online Journal, Wikipedia, and Decision Lens

6:30 p.m. - Gala Dinner. Buses will be at the Katz school to take participants to the Gala Dinner riverboat cruise. The bus ride takes about 15 minutes and the cruise on the three rivers of Pittsburgh will last approximately three hours.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

CLOSING SESSION

8:00 a.m. - Breakfast coffee with pastries, etc.

9:30 - 11:00 Final meeting, panels, speeches and awards

Saturday Afternoon - Free time

Saturday evening 6:00-9:00 - Open house at the Saaty's home which is near the university

 

CONCLUSION

 

ON TO ANP/INFORMS