The analytical network process (ANP) has been widely used to evaluate the suppliers, an important subject in supply chain management. We propose an integrated ANP-based evaluation model, which systematically examines six key decision-making modules. They are: questionnaire design, matrix...

Cardinal and ordinal inconsistencies are important and popular research topics in the study of decision making with pair-wise comparison matrices (PCMs). Few of the currently-employed tactics are capable of simultaneously dealing with both cardinal and ordinal inconsistency issues in one model,...