Papers
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Paper results for keyword: Sensitivity analysisBetter world through better decision making
Thomas SaatyJournal: Symp. Anal. Hierarchy ProcessTo change this world from its primitive habit of using words and language to arrive at decisions by making tradeoffs which require the use of numbers, we need to work hard to promote this way of thinking to teach the whole world and its politicians how to measure the intangibles involved in the d...
Read MoreThe unknown in decision making: What to do about it
Mujgan Sagir Ozdemir, Thomas SaatyJournal: European journal of operational researchThe unknown or “other” that affects our lives is what we usually very much want to know about to cope with uncertainty. We often suspect that it affects us with partial and indefinite evidence that it exists but we only have uncertain feelings about it. Even when we do not know what it is we woul...
Read MoreFundamentals of the Analytic Network Process—multiple networks with benefits, costs, opportunities and risks
Thomas SaatyJournal: Journal of systems science and systems engineeringThe general theory of the ANP enables one to deal with the benefits, opportunities, costs, and risks (the BOCR merits) of a decision, by introducing the notion of negative priorities for C and R along with the rating (not comparison) of the top priority alternative synthesized for each of the fou...
Read MoreSelection of a third party logistics service provider for an aerospace company: An analytical decision aiding approach
Ozden Bayazit, Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of Logistics Systems and ManagementAs shippers worldwide are increasing their use of third party logistics (3PL) services, the need for carefully selecting 3PL service providers is becoming much more critical. Choosing the right 3PL service provider is often a dilemma faced by supply chain managers. Our purpose is to show how the ...
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Better world through better decision making
Thomas SaatyJournal: Symp. Anal. Hierarchy ProcessTo change this world from its primitive habit of using words and language to arrive at decisions by making tradeoffs which require the use of numbers, we need to work hard to promote this way of thinking to teach the whole world and its politicians how to measure the intangibles involved in the d...
Read MoreThe unknown in decision making: What to do about it
Mujgan Sagir Ozdemir, Thomas SaatyJournal: European journal of operational researchThe unknown or “other” that affects our lives is what we usually very much want to know about to cope with uncertainty. We often suspect that it affects us with partial and indefinite evidence that it exists but we only have uncertain feelings about it. Even when we do not know what it is we woul...
Read MoreFundamentals of the Analytic Network Process—multiple networks with benefits, costs, opportunities and risks
Thomas SaatyJournal: Journal of systems science and systems engineeringThe general theory of the ANP enables one to deal with the benefits, opportunities, costs, and risks (the BOCR merits) of a decision, by introducing the notion of negative priorities for C and R along with the rating (not comparison) of the top priority alternative synthesized for each of the fou...
Read MoreSelection of a third party logistics service provider for an aerospace company: An analytical decision aiding approach
Ozden Bayazit, Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of Logistics Systems and ManagementAs shippers worldwide are increasing their use of third party logistics (3PL) services, the need for carefully selecting 3PL service providers is becoming much more critical. Choosing the right 3PL service provider is often a dilemma faced by supply chain managers. Our purpose is to show how the ...
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