Decision-Making Methodologies for Reuse of Industrial Assets

Table 2

Saaty fundamental scale [11, 12].

Numerical scale	Verbal scale	Explanation
(1)	Equal importance or preference	Both criteria contribute in equal measure to the objectives
	Slight importance or preference
(3)	Moderate importance or preference	One criterion is prioritised moderately over another
(4)	Moderate plus
(5)	Strong importance or preference	One criterion is prioritised strongly over another
(6)	Strong plus
(7)	Very strong importance or preference	One criterion is prioritised very strongly over another
(8)	Very, very strong
(9)	Extremely strong importance or preference	Prioritisation reaches the highest value possible