AN ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS FOR A DECISION TO IMPLEMENT MODERN INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN A HOSPITAL

Abstract

Discussed in this paper is the application of Operations Research/Management Science (OR/MS) method of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in the decision to implement modern information Systems in Gal-Bose Hospital, Yola. It was a pre-study undertaken to assist the decision maker, the Chief Medical Director, to make a decision that reflects his judgment. The study demonstrates practically the application of Operations Research in multi-criteria decision process by showing that, principal decision makers can make decisions which are holistic in view, unambiguous, free of doubts and with reduced risks.