Determination of the thermal hotel location: application of analytic hierarchy process

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-83
Author(s):  
Oktay Emir ◽  
Sinan Saraçli
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Hotel Sector ◽  
Investment Location ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Suitable Location

Purpose – In recent years, as other sectors, there is an increasing trend of competition in thermal hotel sector. The aim of this study is to determine the importance of the factors on thermal hotel location via Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The study is conducted in one of the most famous thermal cities, Afyonkarahisar-Turkey. Methodology – AHP is used to determine the best location among all alternative locations. Findings – According to the results of AHP, Environmental Factors are found to be the most important factor in determining the location of the thermal hotel. The other factors according to their importance are; Features of the Construction, Costs of Investment, Location of the Construction, Competitive Factors and Demographic Structures respectively. Within Environmental Factors, the sub-factor Closeness to Thermal Water was found to be the most important. Value/originality – Determination of the location of a new hotel is very important for thermal tourism investors and also it is one of the most difficult factors for them. While they determine the most suitable location, they have to think about different criteria and all other alternatives. Other factors like features of the construction, environmental factors, competitive factors and demographic structures are almost as important as the location of the hotel which also has some sub factors. This study focused on how to determine the best hotel location via AHP.

DETERMINING THE DESALINATION UNIT COMPOSITION FOR COSTAL AREAS AND SMALL ISLANDS USE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imam Setiadi ◽  
Dinda Rita K. Hartaja
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Comparison Research ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Selection Of

Selection of the appropriate composition desalination units can be done with a variety of method approaches, one of the method is the Analytic Hierarchy Process. In determining the desalination unit with AHP method to consider is setting a goal, an alternative criteria and pairwise comparison. Research for the determination of the exact composition of the desalination unit in order to achieve sustainable drinking water suppy in coastal areas and small islands has been conducted. The results of the study are as follows, the energy demand of 50.83%, operator costs of 26.64%, maintenance costs of 14.13% and chemical requirement 8.4%. For an alternative composition desalination unit of RO 10 m3 / day is the best alternative composition with value of 59.61%, the composition of the next alternative is RO 20 m3/ day of 30.40% and the last alternative of the desalination unit composition is RO 120 m3/ day of 09.99%.Key words : Desalination, Mukti Stage Flash Composition, AHP

scholarly journals Determination of Environmental Factors for the Implementation of the Exploitability Index in Industrial Aggregate Mining Using Multi-Criteria Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Julio Manuel de Luis-Ruiz ◽  
Benito Ramiro Salas-Menocal ◽  
Gema Fernández-Maroto ◽  
Rubén Pérez-Álvarez ◽  
Raúl Pereda-García
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Environmental Factor ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Made In

The quality of human life is linked to the exploitation of mining resources. The Exploitability Index (EI) assesses the actual possibilities to enable a mine according to several factors. The environment is one of the most constraining ones, but its analysis is made in a shallow way. This research is focused on its determination, according to a new preliminary methodology that sets the main components of the environmental impact related to the development of an exploitation of industrial minerals and its weighting according to the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). It is applied to the case of the ophitic outcrops in Cantabria (Spain). Twelve components are proposed and weighted with the AHP and an algorithm that allows for assigning a normalized value for the environmental factor to each deposit. Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are applied, allowing us to map a large number of components of the environmental factors. This provides a much more accurate estimation of the environmental factor, with respect to reality, and improves the traditional methodology in a substantial way. It can be established as a methodology for mining spaces planning, but it is suitable for other contexts, and it raises developing the environmental analysis before selecting the outcrop to be exploited.

scholarly journals Two Proofs and One Algorithm Related to the Analytic Hierarchy Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Miron Pavluš ◽  
Rostislav Tomeš ◽  
Lukáš Malec
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Maximal Eigenvalue ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Solution Vector ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Activity Areas

36 years ago, Thomas Saaty introduced a new mathematical methodology, called Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), regarding the decision-making processes. The methodology was widely applied by Saaty and by other authors in the different human activity areas, like planning, business, education, healthcare, etc. but, in general, in the area of management. In this paper, we provide two new proofs for well-known statement that the maximal eigenvalue λmax is equal to n for the eigenvector problem Aw=λw, where A is, so-called, the consistent matrix of pairwise comparisons of type n×n (n≥ 2) with the solution vector w that represents the probability components of disjoint events. Moreover, we suggest an algorithm for the determination of the eigenvalue problem solution Aw=nw as well as the corresponding flowchart. The algorithm for arbitrary consistent matrix A can be simply programmed and used.

Occupational health and safety-oriented medical waste management: A case study of Istanbul

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 876-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emre Eren ◽  
Umut Rıfat Tuzkaya
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Hierarchical Structure ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process Method ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Process Method

The outstanding pace of technological development around the world coupled with increasing population and rapid urbanization have brought along an ever-increasing demand for healthcare services. This trend results in an increasing amount and variety of medical wastes. Accordingly, the issue of effective collection, transportation and disposal of medical wastes, specifically in large cities, has become a critical concern from the viewpoint of urban logistics and holds great importance in terms of safety. This study aims to determine the safety of hospitals in their medical waste management function. The study involves the determination of medical waste management steps, establishment of a hierarchical structure, and weighting of the criteria within the established hierarchical structure by means of the analytic hierarchy process method. Afterwards, the extent to which these criteria are adopted in hospitals was evaluated by the medical waste management officers of those hospitals, and safety scores were obtained for each hospital by associating the results with the weighted values obtained by the analytic hierarchy process method. The model proposed for medical waste management problems encountered by healthcare institutions in Istanbul was implemented for a specific region of Istanbul province, and the obtained results were analyzed. Evaluation of the opinions of the healthcare officials for determination of the medical waste management safety scores showed that the “collection” criterion has significantly higher importance than the “temporary storage” and “transportation” criteria. “The effect on hospital personnel” sub-criterion of the “collection” criterion had the highest score. This revealed the importance of the collection process that takes place between storage and transportation, for evaluating the human waste-based risks.

The Evaluation of Wheelchair Comfort Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 1055-1059
Author(s):  
Tian Min Guan ◽  
Mei Chao Qin ◽  
Yan Li Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Physiological Factors ◽  
Scientific Decision ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Abstract. The wheelchair comfort is a subjective evaluation of users, which is influenced by wheelchair itself, environmental factors and physiological factors. It is difficult to make evaluation about wheelchair comfort by a general approach. In this essay, Analytic Hierarchy Process, based on a scientific decision-making idea which combines qualitative analysis with quantitative analysis, was used to establish the evaluation system about wheelchair comfort indicator, and the weight of each indicator was determined. For this reason, the evaluation of wheelchair comfort is more scientific and reasonable.

scholarly journals A Method of Assigning Weights Using a Ranking and Nonhierarchy Comparison

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bangweon Song ◽  
Seokjoong Kang
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Single Level ◽  
Consistency Ratio ◽  
Whole Number ◽  
The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) has advantages that the whole number of comparisons can be reduced via a hierarchy structure and the consistency of responses verified via a consistency ratio. However, at the same time, the AHP has disadvantages that values vary according to the form of hierarchy structure and it is difficult to maintain consistency itself among responses. If the number of comparisons can be reduced, a comparison within a single level is optimal, and if comparison can be made while the priority among entities is maintained, consistency may be automatically maintained. Thus, in this study, we propose a method of assigning weights, which applies hierarchy structure of AHP and pairwise comparison but complements the disadvantages of AHP. This method has advantages that the number of comparisons can be reduced and also consistency is automatically maintained via determination of priorities first on multiple entities and subsequent comparisons between entities with adjoined priorities.

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