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Paper results for author: Claudio Garuti
A set theory justification of Garuti's compatibility index
Claudio GarutiJournal: Journal of Multi-criteria Decision AnalysisThis paper is oriented to increase the certainty and reliability of G index through different examples and show that G index expression can be reached by two different paths. The first path is using concepts of vector algebra in a weighted space. The second path is using concepts of set theory. N...
Read MoreA Systemic Rebuttal to the Criticism of Using the Eigenvector for Priority Assessment in Decision Making
Claudio Garuti, Valerio Salomon, Isabel SpencerJournal: Computacion y SistemasArguments have been provided against the use of the eigenvector as the operator that derives priorities. A highlight of the arguments is that the eigenvector solution does not always respect the condition of ordinal preference (COP) based on the decision maker's judgments. While this conditio...
Read MoreCompatibility indices between priority vectors
Claudio Garuti, Valerio SalomonJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessIn the Analytic Hierarchy Process priorities are derived from judgments. Different priority vectors, however, can be obtained in the solution of a problem. The main objective of this article is to present two different compatibility indices between priority vectors that have been suggested. A com...
Read MoreConsistency & Compatibility, Two sides of the same coin
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process 2016In MCDM to have an index of consistency for pair comparison matrices is a very important matter. This index may help to produce better metrics and of course better answers to the problem, which is the final purpose of majority of the MCDM methods. To illustrate the relevance of this matter, this ...
Read MoreDeveloping a Disaster Risk Management Index for Latin American Countries
Claudio Garuti, Carmen Paz Castro, Juan Pablo SarmientoJournal: International Journal of Business and Systems ResearchThis work aims to create a risk disaster management index to measure how government institutions are dealing with disasters beyond legal and normative regulations advancing toward enforcement and implementation. With the complexity of the disaster risk management concept and its scope in mind, th...
Read MoreHow to Obtain a Global Reference Threshold in AHP/ANP
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis paper has two main objectives. The first objective is to provide a mathematically grounded technique to construct local and global thresholds using the well-known rate of change method. The next objective, which is secondary, is to show the relevance and possibilities of applying the AHP/ANP...
Read MoreIncreasing the level of certainty in medical diagnosis Using AHP/ANP with compatibility index G in support of medical diagnosis
Claudio Garuti, Mario SandovalJournal: International Journal of Medical Engineering and InformaticsThis paper is based on the development of a web-based tool, in support of medical decision making called medical sapiens (MS), oriented to improve diagnostic accuracy and diminishing the uncertainty of the initial diagnosis. It has been developed for four years working with several senior physici...
Read MoreMeasuring in Weighted Environments: Moving from Metric to Order Topology
Claudio GarutiJournal: Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process - Decision Making for Strategic DecisionsThis is a chapter in the book: Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process - Decision Making for Strategic Decisions. This chapter addresses the problem of measuring closeness in weighted environments (decision-making environments). This chapter show the importance of having a trustwort...
Read MoreNew Advances of the Compatibility Index G in Weighted Environments
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis article addresses the problem of measuring closeness in weighted environments (decision-making environments). This article is relevant because of the importance of having a dependable cardinal measure of distance in weighted environments. A weighted environment is a non-isotropic structure w...
Read MoreParallelism Between Space Geometry and Decision Making Space
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThe aim of this essay is show some interesting analogies between space geometry and decision making space, as well as, a possible unit of measure of distance for priority vectors coming from (for instance) an AHP/ANP structure, applying the compatibility index G as a new way of measure distance i...
Read MoreParallels between the analytic hierarchy and network processes (AHP/ANP) and fractal geometry
Claudio Garuti, Isabel SpencerJournal: Mathematical and Computer ModellingThe aim of this work is to show the parallelisms and analogies that exist in modeling and measuring of dependence and feedback processes, in physical and in decision making processes, that is, to compare among the scales of measurement of the physical world (geometry) and the scales of measuremen...
Read MoreReflections on Common Misunderstandings When Using AHP and a Response to Criticism of Saaty’s Consistency Index
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis essay deals with misunderstandings which, in this author’s opinion, seem to prevail in the minds of some AHP critics. The main apparent problem is the lack of necessary knowledge about the scale concept including what a scale is, how it is mathematically defined, and what one can or cannot d...
Read MoreReflections On Scales From Measurements, Not Measurements From Scale
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis essay will discuss the different kinds of scales that are frequently used, and what can and cannot be done with them. We will also explore what absolute numbers are and how to work with them to deal with quantitative and qualitative data. From my point of view, this is the starting point for...
Read MoreThe AHP: A multicriteria decision making methodology for shiftwork prioritizing
Claudio Garuti, Mario Sandoval Journal: Journal of Systems Science and Systems EngineeringThe objective of this paper is to show that the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a very powerful methodology for designing shiftwork schedules. Manufacturing, mining and other large industrial operations often run around the clock and their employees report for work in shifts. The huge number ...
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