What is so special about the analytic hierarchy and network process?

Over the years, the AHP has been used either as part of a multi-method approach (i.e., the AHP is preceded by another MCDM method) or as an integrated method (i.e., the AHP is combined with another method to constitute a new hybrid methodology). ANP development Still, while the AHP has been improved and its use has become more sophisticated over the years, a major development has been the creation of the Analytic Network Process (ANP) which is a generalization of the AHP (Saaty, [30], [31]). Three Developments of the Analytic Hierarchy Process: Calibrated Fuzzy AHP, AHP, AHPSort and GAHPO. We are proud to publish this ANOR special issue on the topic of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Analytic Network Process (ANP). [Extracted from the article]