Analytic Hierarchy Process for Robot Selection

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 381-386

  Goh, Chon Huat ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical Hierarchy Process; Decision Making Process; Robot; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000949591     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6125(97)88467-1     Document Type: Article

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