Versatility of Analytical Hierarchy Process as a Decision Making Tool

Abstract

Day to day life run on the basis of small or big decisions, if the decision is correct the result is fruitful that means making correct decision is very important task for the successful life. The degree of success in our life is depends on the decision power and its absoluteness. In this study we discuss a decision making support method Analytical Hierarchy Process for various problems in our day to day life. This method is applicable for such problems in which number of criteria and sub criteria are involved. The decision making is not simple task when there are many criteria are to be checked. Particularly when there are many criteria are to be checked, compared, it becomes very complex task for decision makers. It is not only complex but also time taking and sometimes costly. So we need some decision making method which will save our efforts, time and cost and will give optimal results. Analytical Hierarchical Process is one of the MulticriteriaDecision Analysis method (MCDA)and was first developed by Thomas L.Saaty in 1970. Now day’s machines are expertise for decision making, in such cases AHP can be used to train the machines for decision making purpose.