Journal of Operational Research and Its Applications ( Applied Mathematics ) - Lahijan Azad University

Selecting the appropriate options in order to use available resources efficiently has always been considered by managers and as a result there are different attitudes to make maximum use of these resources. Restriction of capital, labor, energy, competitive market, etc. has led managers to find an optimal solution. One of the most widely used of these methods is Analytical Hierarchy Process which uses paired comparisons between options and also criteria to prioritize them. On the other hand in the real world, decision-makers’ views do not always have the same significance (importance) levels. Due to the use of pair wise comparison matrices Analytical Hierarchy Process is time consuming. In this paper a new method for Group Analytical Hierarchy Process with unequal decision makers by using a voting model is provided. Superior of this approach is compared to the previous ones by a numerical example.