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International Journal of the 
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Fabio  De  Felice  –  Executive  Organizer  of  
ISAHP2011,  University  of  Cassino,  ITALY 

Antonella  Petrillo  –  Executive  
Secretary  of  ISAHP2011,  
University  of  Cassino  

Special  Report  on  ISAHP2011  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Dear  Colleagues  and  Friends,  
  
I  am  proud  and  honored  to  contribute  to  this  issue  of  the  International  Journal  on  
the   Analytic   Hierarchy   Process.   It   is   the   first   issue   since   the   International  
Symposium  on  the  Analytic  Hierarchy  Process  2011  (ISAHP  2011)  was  held  in  

Sorrento  (Naples  -­‐‑  ITALY)  from  June  15-­‐‑18,  
2011.  Pictures  from  the  three  days  and  gala  
dinner  are  posted  here:  
www.isahp.org/italy2010/index.php  
  
  The   conference   organizing   and   program  
committees   represented   all   five   continents,  
and   they   were   able   to   bring   together   the  
research,   applications   and   perspectives   of  
their   areas   of   the   world   to   this   truly  
international  forum.  
  
The   papers   presented   in   this   conference  
reflect   the   critical   areas   of   research   in   the  
AHP   field.   Some   of   the   topics   presented  
include  but  are  not  limited  to:  



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  Environmental  and  Sustainability  Applications,  Disaster  Management,  Decision  
Support  System  Aids,  Group  Decision  Making,  Conflict  Resolution,  Purchasing  
and   Supply   Chain   decisions,   Medical   Decision   Making,   Civil   Engineering   and  
Urban   Management   Applications,   Quality   Management   in   Organizations,  
Marketing   Decisions,   Human   Resource   Management,   and   applications   in   the  
field  of  Education.  
  
I  believe  that  the  Symposium  and  its  collected  papers  are  an  effort  to  stimulate  
debate  on  the  theme  of  supplying  people  with  methods  to  make  better  decisions,  
allowing  discussions  and  even  confrontation  in  order  to  freely  propose  ideas  and  
solutions.  
  
In  the  changing  social,  political  and  technological  environment  we  have  today,  I  
believe  that  we  must  encourage  people  to  learn  how  to  make  the  right  decisions  
at  the  right  time!  
  
The   International   Symposium   on   the   Analytic   Hierarchy   Process   and   the  
International  Journal  of  the  AHP  (  IJAHP)  provide  a  forum  for  discussion  about  
the  AHP,  and  a  place  to  publish  quality  articles  with  useful  information  about  
the  AHP  as  it  is  applied  in  social,  political,  economic,  and  other  fields.  

  

  
  
  
  
  

This  year   there  were  160  papers  presented  at   ISAHP2011,   and   it  was   attended  by  
almost  200  researchers,  scholars  and  visitors  from  96  cities  in  42  countries.  
 



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ISAHP   represents   the   chance   for   many   researchers   and   scientists   around   the  
world   to   get   together   and   present   their   own   studies   and   research   in   this  
important  field.  In  this  way,  the  conference  has  been  a  chance  to  encourage  the  
integration   of   the   international   competencies   in   the   AHP   field,   and   to   supply  
important  cues  for  future  researchers.  
  
Finally  I  would  like  to  thank  all  the  authors  who  submitted  papers  for  ISAHP  
2011   and   to   give   special   thanks   to   the   International   Committee,   the   Local  
Scientific  Committee  and  to  Prof.  Thomas  L.  Saaty.  
  
Enjoy  yourself  with  this  issue  while  waiting  for  ISAHP  2013  in  Kuala  Lumpur,  
Malaysia!  
  
Prof.  Fabio  De  Felice  
ISAHP  2011  Executive  Organizer  
University  of  Cassino  –  ITALY  

  
  

 

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