A fuzzy-logic-based approach to project selection

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-73

  Machacha, Lilybert L ^a,b   Bhattacharya, Prabir ^a,c,d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d Panasonic Information and Technologies Laboratory (PINTL)   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Fuzzy logic; Project selection; Software packages; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003123986     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.820726     Document Type: Article

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