IJAHP: Mu/AHP/ANP and world connections 

 

 
 
 

International Journal of the 

Analytic Hierarchy Process 

1 Vol. 13 Issue 1 2021 

ISSN 1936-6744 

https://doi.org/10.13033/ijahp.v13i1.869 

  

AHP/ANP and World Connections 

 
 

 
 
 

Welcome to the first IJAHP issue of 2021! Needless to say, this past year has been 

particularly challenging for everyone all over the world due to the pandemic. Fortunately, 

the development of vaccines makes us hopeful that the situation will be controlled in the 

long run, although a return to the “normal” we knew before is unlikely. This worldwide 

crisis has made us realize how interconnected we are at global level. A virus that 

appeared on the other side of the world (for those of us who live in the U.S.) became a 

worldwide problem. I’ve had the opportunity to experience this level of world connection 

through our AHP/ANP work. While there were more than 30 countries represented at the 

last International Symposium of the Analytic Hierarchy Process this past December, this 

current IJAHP issue is a small sample of what I mean by worldwide connectedness. In 

this issue, there are 7 countries represented, ranging from Morocco and Malaysia to Italy, 

Brazil and Chile, among the different pieces published. This is a good sign because, as 

the current pandemic has shown, our problems are global and the solutions must have a 

similar scope. 

 

Enjoy the issue! 

 

 
 

Enrique Mu, PhD 

IJAHP Editor-in-Chief