Multicriteria aid for agricultural decisions using preference relations: Methodology and application

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 483-503

  Hayashi, Kiyotada ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FARMING SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MODELING;

EID: 0032374048     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00063-8     Document Type: Article

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