Regarding automated systems efficiency evaluation using analytic hierarchy process

The article continues a series of works which are devoted to complex systems efficiency evaluation. The automated system efficiency evaluation using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is considered. The article shows the main peculiarities and advantages of the method. A technique of automated systems efficiency evaluation using AHP is developed. A core of the technique is representation of the task as a hierarchical structure of some levels, herein it is a three-level structure. The indexes showing efficiency at each criteria level of automated systems evaluation are suggested. The main steps of calculation by the technique are presented. The formulas for calculation of particular and general efficiency indexes are given. The article makes some propositions concerning qualitative (lingual) evaluation of the result via application of analytic mark to the normalized fundamental scale. The article presents an example of applying the technique for the distributed system of state situational centers concerning their current and planned state.