An application of the AHP in vendor selection of a telecommunications system

Omega

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 171-182

  Tam, Maggie C Y ^a   Tummala, V M Rao ^b  

^a Hong Kong Telecom   (Hong Kong)

^b E M ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

AHP; Selection; Systems; Telecommunications; Vendors

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

GROUP DECISION MAKING PROCESS; LONG-TERM INVESTMENT; MULTICRITERIA DECISION PROBLEM; SELECTION; SELECTION DECISIONS; SYSTEM; TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES; VENDOR; VENDOR SELECTION;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS;

EID: 0001240855     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0483(00)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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