Title:
Association of Borda’s method and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for the acquisition of helicopters by the Brazilian Navy
Abstract
Purpose – A combination of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Borda’s Method as a suggestion for collective decision-making. By harmonizing the cardinal scale, resulting from the AHP, with the Borda’s Method, it is expected that the evaluations of the alternatives for new helicopters maximize the individual opinions in the construction of a collective decision. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative and quantitative. The agents involved in the project of acquisition of helicopters for General Usage and Small Capacity for the Brazilian Navy were interviewed, ten pilots and six military engineers from Aeronautics Board of the Brazilian Navy in Rio de Janeiro. The data were treated by combining the cardinal scale resulting from the AHP with the method proposed by Borda. Findings – Analyzing the MGP’s obtained by AHP, it was possible to ascertain that judgment inconsistencies did not affect the result. It is considered that both methods are capable to promote a helpful decision aid inside the BN in the decision upon the purchase of an aircraft to substitute and enhance their naval aviation fleet. It is also considered that both methods can be applied in similar situation of decisions between mutually exclusive alternatives. Originality/value – The usage of hybrid decision aids (created by the combination of methods) in a multicriteria analysis helps organizations make the best use of available resources, especially in complex decision scenarios. This study helps decision-makers to reflect about the process’ tolerance limits. Keywords – Collective decisions; Multicriteria; Borda’s Method; Analytic Hierarchy Process.
publisher: A Fundacao para o Desenvolvimento de Bauru (FunDeB)
published: 2020/11/24
doi : 10.15675/gepros.v15i4.2432
