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Thomas L. Saaty

    Decision making with dependence and feedback : the analytic network process : the organization and prioritization of complexity
    Creative Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making
    • 2010

      This newest printing of Creative Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making is a rich collection of ideas, incorporating research by a growing body of researchers and practitioners, profiles of creative people, projects and products, theory, philosophy, physics and metaphysics…all explained with a liberal dose of humor. Beautiful original paintings of the creative process have been added. Exercises at the end of each chapter help readers build their creative "muscles" and develop skills and the confidence to successfully meet challenges. Includes a powerpoint slide presentation that purchasers can download from the internet.

      Creative Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making
    • 2001

      The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and its generalization to dependence and feedback, the Analytic Network Process (ANP), are methods of relative measurement of tangibles and intangibles. Being able to derive such measurements is essential for making good decisions. This book is based on the Analytic Network Process and lays out a new approach for making decisions in light of their benefits, opportunities, costs and risks (BOCR) shows how to include the strategic criteria of the decision-maker that must be satisfied regardless of the particular decision being undertaken. This book includes all the important background material from the earlier book, The Analytic Network Decision Making with Dependence and Feedback, published in 2001, and goes farther with new examples of estimating market share of companies based on the intangibles of customer perception, and new applications involving Benefits, Opportunities, Costs and Risks.

      Decision making with dependence and feedback : the analytic network process : the organization and prioritization of complexity