| The following is a simplified version of a real application of the AHP method. |
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| Star Investment Company received three proposals for investment projects. These projects are: |
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| 1) Publishing |
Publishing |
| 2) Transport |
Transport |
| 3) Farming |
Farming |
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| The company was looking to select the best project of these three. Therefore the overall goal was established as to |
| Select the Best project |
Select the Best project |
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| After some discussions and consultation the board has established four major criteria for the selection process, as follows: |
| Market size |
Market size |
| Available Resources |
Available Resources |
| Return on investment |
Return on investment |
| Impact on environment |
Impact on environment |
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| The Resources criterion was broken down into three sub-criteria: |
| Finance |
Finance |
| Technology |
Technology |
| Skills |
Skills |
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