STUDYING THE APPLICATION OF A MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHOD IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE Author Pham Anh Duc, Truong Ngoc Son, Vo Van Thuan, Ho Thi[.]
STUDYING THE APPLICATION OF A MULTIPLE-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING METHOD IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE Author: Pham Anh Duc, Truong Ngoc Son, Vo Van Thuan, Ho Thi Ngoc Nhung, Doan Thi Thu Oanh University of Science and Technology - The University of Danang; paduc@dut.udn.vn; tnson@dut.udn.vn; vanthuan0609@gmail.com Abstract: Making decision under multiple criteria is a fertile research area with lots of scope for real-life applications However, the decision-making process is limited on subjective assessments and it has not been balanced between costs and benefits This study presents a supporting tool for the decision-making process based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in construction management This tool is built in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) language and run in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software It will provide a convenient, reliable and faster way for the user to make a decision and get the final result of the decision by showing the best alternative based on the most important criteria This tool is time-saving and reduces errors in decision-making process in many fields, especially in construction management Key words: Decision-making; Multiple-criteria; AHP; Construction management; VBA