Designation:E1765−16StandardPracticeforApplyingAnalyticalHierarchyProcess(AHP)toMultiattributeDecisionAnalysisofInvestmentsRelatedtoProjects,Products,andProcesses1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1765;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONTheanalyticalhierarchyprocess(AHP)isoneofasetofmulti-attributedecisionanalysis(MADA)methodsthatconsidersnonmonetaryattributes(qualitativeandquantitative)inadditiontocommoneconomicevaluationmeasures(suchaslife-cyclecostingornetbenefits)whenevaluatingproject,product,andprocessalternatives.Investmentdecisionsdependinpartonhowcompetingoptionsperformwithrespecttononmonetaryattributes.ThispracticecomplementsexistingASTMstandardsonbuildingeconomicsbyincorporatingtheexistingeconomic/monetarymeasuresofworthdescribedinthosestandardsintoamorecomprehensivestandardmethodofevaluationthatincludesnonmonetary(quantitativeandnonquantitative)benefitsandcosts.TheAHPistheMADAmethoddescribedinthispractice.2Ithasthreesignificantstrengths:anefficientattributeweightingprocessofpairwisecomparisons;hierarchicaldescriptionsofattributes,whichkeepthenumberofpairwisecomparisonsmanageable;andavailablesoftwaretofacilitateitsuse.31.Scope1.1ThispracticepresentsaprocedureforcalculatingandinterpretingAHPscoresofaproject’s/product’s/process’totaloveralldesirabilitywhenmakingcapitalinvestmentdecisions.3Projectsincludedesign,construction,operation,anddisposalofcommercialandresidentialbuildingsandotherengineeredstructures.4Productsincludematerials,components,systems,andequipment.5Processesincludeprocurement,materialsmanagement,workflow,fabricationandassembly,qualitycontrol,andservices.1.2Inadditiontomonetarybenefitsandcosts,theprocedureallowsfortheconsiderationofcharacteristicsorattributeswhichdecisionmakersregardasimportant,b...
