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All participants’ inputs count no opinion or judgment is ignored and all group members have to fill-out the questionnaire.It is a structured approach to find weights for criteria and sub-criteria in a hierarchically structured decision problem.Each member of the group has to make judgment by doing a pairwise comparison of criteria in the categories and subcategories of the hierarchical structured decision problem. When using AHP with its questionnaire, these problems can be avoided. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Group Decision Making Table 1: Reasons for group decision making and group decision approach Reasons for group decisions In any case a possible disadvantage is that during group discussions a strong individual takes the lead, suppressing or ignoring others’ opinions and ideas ( dominance), or people don’t want to speak up and conform to whatever is said ( conformance). Another way is a majority vote or a single leader’s final decision, based on his position and power. Group members readjust their opinions and give up some demands. In the ideal case we get a consensus – an agreement through discussion and debate – but often a decision is a compromise. There are different possible approaches to come to a decision. Another reason could be the wish to spread responsibility or to get a higher commitment from a team for necessary actions as a consequence of the decision to be made. Group decisions are often made because decision problems can become very complex by nature they could require special expertise and complementing skills, as they cannot be provided by a single person. Implementing the Analytic Hierarchy Process as a Standard Method for Multi-Criteria Decision Making In Corporate Enterprises – A New AHP Excel Template with Multiple Inputs, Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process 2013 Group Decision Making AHP as a practical tool can be especially helpful, when making group decisions. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is one of the multi-criteria decision making methods helping decision makers in rational decision making using a mathematical method.