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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. The Analytic Network Process

Authors : Thomas L. Saaty, Luis G. Vargas

Published in: Decision Making with the Analytic Network Process

Publisher: Springer US

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Abstract

Analysis to break down a problem into its constituent components to study their behavior has been the major tool of scientific inquiry to test hypotheses and solve problems. It has proven to be extremely successful in dealing with the world of matter and energy. It has enabled man to land on the moon, to harness the energy of the atom, to master global communication, to invent the computer and to produce tens of thousands of useful and not so useful things. But it has not been so effective in the world of man.

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Metadata
Title
The Analytic Network Process
Authors
Thomas L. Saaty
Luis G. Vargas
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer US
Book
Decision Making with the Analytic Network Process

Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-7278-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4614-7279-7

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7279-7_1

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