Elicitation of expert knowledge for fuzzy evaluation of agricultural production systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Cornelissen, A M G ^a   Van Den Berg, J ^b   Koops, W J ^a   Kaymak, U ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Expert knowledge; Fuzzy models; Knowledge elicitation; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ANIMAL WELFARE; EGG PRODUCTION; EXPERT SYSTEM;

EID: 0037376213     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00174-3     Document Type: Article

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