AHP-Based Decision-Making for the Optimization of Campus Food Delivery Management

Liuhuan Cai

doi:10.54097/e7d3zh58

Authors

Liuhuan Cai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/e7d3zh58

Keywords:

Analytic Hierarchy Process, Campus Food Delivery Management, Multi-Objective Decision-Making, Precise Governance, Policy Optimization

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the in-depth integration of the mobile Internet and the instant delivery industry, campus food delivery has become an important form of catering consumption for college students. While meeting students' dining needs, it has also triggered a series of campus management challenges such as chaotic delivery order, potential food safety hazards, and increased environmental carrying pressure. The selection of college food delivery restriction schemes involves the interests of multiple stakeholders including students, universities, and catering merchants, which falls into the typical category of multi-objective decision-making. This paper takes the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as the core research tool to construct a three-level decision-making model of "goal layer - criterion layer - scheme layer". Five key evaluation criteria including food safety, delivery order, student convenience, management cost, and ecological balance are selected to conduct a quantitative analysis on three alternative schemes: "comprehensive ban on food delivery entering the campus", "standardized delivery in on-campus centralized meal pickup areas", and "intelligent review + dynamic delivery time control". Through collecting opinions from multiple stakeholders via surveys and interviews, the judgment matrix is constructed, weight calculation and consistency test are completed, and the optimal restriction scheme is finally determined. The research results can provide theoretical support and practical reference for colleges and universities to formulate precise and humanized food delivery management policies, and help improve the modernization level of campus governance.

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