Justification of new manufacturing technology: A strategic approach using the analytical hierarchy process

Production and Inventory Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-76

  Albayrakoglu, M Murat ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; PLANNING; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; MULTIPLE CRITERION TECHNIQUES;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030110535     PISSN: 08978336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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