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Multicriteria decision-making method: Application to the case of the spatial location of an Emergency Unit (UPA 24h)

This paper presents the results of applying a multicriteria decision-making method - Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to identify the best location to install an Emergency Unit (UPA 24h), with the participation of professionals involved in the public management of a municipality in the state of Sao Paulo. To this end, workshops with participants were conducted in order to 1) present the AHP; 2) construct, together with the members of the group, the criteria and sub-criteria, and identify alternative locations; 3) validate the model generated; and 4) apply questionnaires to obtain the ranking of alternative locations. The application of AHP to the prioritization of candidate sites, presenting “Site 1” as the best ranked location, served as a subsidy for the municipal manager to make the decision for the installation of the Emergency Unit (UPA 24h).

Location of facilities; Multicriteria decision-making methods - AHP; Emergency unit


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