Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to Analyze the Importance of Bamboo Charcoal Quality Indicators
摘要
In this paper, we proritized the important evaluation dimensions and indicators for bamboo charcoal quality, which were originally suggested put forth in 2005. By applying the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), 7 main uses of bamboo charcoal products, 4 management criteria, and variable numbers of evaluation indicators were structured into an evaluation framework with 4 hierarchy levels. The main results showed that the importance of the sequence of quality evaluation dimensions and indicators of bamboo charcoal products was determined by their uses. It is not necessary to use the same evaluation dimensions and indicators to evaluate the product quality of bamboo charcoal for all its uses. Among the various uses of bamboo charcoal products, its use in the human diet was regarded as most requiring evaluation. The ”material supply” was regarded as the most important evaluation criterion in the management sections with respect to each use of bamboo charcoal.