Project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: A private college perspective

Project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: A private college perspective

Selection of the right projects is considerably critical for organizations to successfully achieve their competitive advantages and corporate strategies. Due to limited resources and dynamic changes in the business environment, selection of projects is quite challenging. The main purpose of this...

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Main Author: Fuzaini, Mohamad
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
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Published: 2015
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HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management
Employment
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Ramli, Razamin
topic HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management
Employment
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Employment
Fuzaini, Mohamad
Project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: A private college perspective
description Selection of the right projects is considerably critical for organizations to successfully achieve their competitive advantages and corporate strategies. Due to limited resources and dynamic changes in the business environment, selection of projects is quite challenging. The main purpose of this case study was to identify the project selection criteria that best meet the requirements of a well-diversified group of companies. Decision makers need a structured approach for decision making that allows the necessary trade-offs in a systematic fashion, in light of all of the considerations at hand. One structured approach to decision making that may work well is Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) which uses simple judgment known as pair-wise comparison. This paper reports the results of a case study where the AHP technique was employed to support the project selection in a multi-criteria environment. Six selection criteria and four alternatives projects were identified. The selection criteria include financial aspect, strategy, risk, urgency, contractor availability and technical knowledge. The AHP technique successfully helped the group decision makers to single out the most appropriate project that best suits the organization’s operational needs and prioritize these projects accordingly
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author Fuzaini, Mohamad
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title Project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: A private college perspective
title_short Project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: A private college perspective
title_full Project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: A private college perspective
title_fullStr Project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: A private college perspective
title_full_unstemmed Project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: A private college perspective
title_sort project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: a private college perspective
granting_institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
publishDate 2015
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spelling my-uum-etd.50082021-03-18T06:59:23Z Project selection for group decision making using analytical hierarchy process: A private college perspective 2015 Fuzaini, Mohamad Derashid, Chek Ramli, Razamin Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment Selection of the right projects is considerably critical for organizations to successfully achieve their competitive advantages and corporate strategies. Due to limited resources and dynamic changes in the business environment, selection of projects is quite challenging. The main purpose of this case study was to identify the project selection criteria that best meet the requirements of a well-diversified group of companies. Decision makers need a structured approach for decision making that allows the necessary trade-offs in a systematic fashion, in light of all of the considerations at hand. One structured approach to decision making that may work well is Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) which uses simple judgment known as pair-wise comparison. This paper reports the results of a case study where the AHP technique was employed to support the project selection in a multi-criteria environment. Six selection criteria and four alternatives projects were identified. The selection criteria include financial aspect, strategy, risk, urgency, contractor availability and technical knowledge. The AHP technique successfully helped the group decision makers to single out the most appropriate project that best suits the organization’s operational needs and prioritize these projects accordingly 2015 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/5008/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/5008/1/s809971.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/5008/2/s809971_abstract.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Ang. (2005). Using AHP in ERP software for group decision making. 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