APPLICATION OF THE ANALITIC HIERARCHY PROCESS IN DEVELOPMENT OF TRAIN SCHEDULE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Abstract

<span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-GB"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">This paper considers different choices for the optimal data model of train schedule presentation. The authors have suggested three possible models that differ in building principles, of presenting temporal data of the train schedule in Information Systems. Three popular <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">multiple-criteria decision making</span> methods were examined in order to choose the best model. The study presents the </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;" lang="EN-GB">Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) </span><span lang="EN-GB">as the most suitable one for comparative evaluation of different data presentation models of the train schedule. In the study, thirteen </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;" lang="EN-GB">evaluating</span><span lang="EN-GB"> criteria are developed</span><span lang="EN-GB"> which </span><span lang="EN-GB">are distributed in three groups: hardware, maintenance and performance.</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;" lang="EN-GB"> The research </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;" lang="EN-GB">is</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;" lang="EN-GB"> carried out </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;" lang="EN-GB">for four different classes of IS</span><span lang="EN-GB">: web-based schedule systems, mobile schedule systems, ticket sales systems and rail traffic management systems</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;" lang="EN-GB">.</span><span lang="EN-GB"> MS Excel 2007 was used to display the AHP method; however a visualization tool called conditional formatting has been used to present the most important criteria and the preferred alternatives.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">http://dx.doi.org/10.13033/ijahp.v3i2.113<br /></span></p></span>