Examining Pareto optimality in analytic hierarchy process on real Data: An application in public transport service development

•This is the first application of Pareto-optimization on real data in AHP.•Methodological background of Pareto test is introduced.•Full description of the application procedure is provided.•Conclusions are summarized and suggestions are made to other potential appliers.•Results are directly disposab...

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Published in:Expert systems with applications 2019-02, Vol.116, p.21-30
Main Authors: Duleba, Szabolcs, Moslem, Sarbast
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytic hierarchy process
Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Decision theory
Demand analysis
Eigenvectors
Hierarchies
Multi criteria decision making
Multiple criteria decision making
Operations research
Optimization
Pareto optimization
Pareto optimum
Passenger demand
Passengers
Public transport
Public transportation
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Summary:•This is the first application of Pareto-optimization on real data in AHP.•Methodological background of Pareto test is introduced.•Full description of the application procedure is provided.•Conclusions are summarized and suggestions are made to other potential appliers.•Results are directly disposable for public transport development decisions. Recent findings in operations research and decision theory show that the eigenvectors derived from pairwise comparison matrices are not Pareto optimal in all cases. Thus, looking at the traditional eigenvector method of Saaty, a better approximation may exist for characterizing the decision makers’ opinion. The Pareto optimal modified vector may lead to better decisions for better expressing the real intention of the evaluator. This paper aims to examine Pareto-optimality on real data pairwise comparison matrices gained from a public transport Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) survey. Moreover, detecting the impact of weight score modification on the whole AHP structure and thus the significance of Pareto test is also in the scope of this study. Further, a detailed description of the general process of Pareto optimal AHP is also included. The application has been conducted in Mersin, Turkey with the purpose of determining public preference on the importance of developing supply quality elements in local bus transportation service.
ISSN:0957-4174
1873-6793
DOI:10.1016/j.eswa.2018.08.049