Principles and Applications of Ahp/anp-based Multiple Mcda Methods Approach

There are different MCDA methods available. Their numerous nature makes a problem of selection of the best one a very difficult task. There are several approaches which allow to overcome such difficulty. For example, a parallel application of different methods can help a lot to deliver more trustful results of decision analysis. The presented approach applies 4 methods in parallel. All utilised methods are fed by a single same which results from initial application of AHP/ANP. Undesired data redundance is thus avoided and data preparation process effort is thus limited. The application makes including of both tangible and intangible factors possible, in the case of MCDA methods which are not usually capable of including such factors. Selected results of utilisation of the approach in civil engineering and other areas are presented. They confirm usefulness of the approach.