A fuzzy-based customer classification method for demand-responsive logistical distribution operations

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 431-450

  Hu, Tung Lai ^a   Sheu, Jiuh Biing ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy clustering; Logistics distribution; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; LOGISTICS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

FUZZY CLUSTERING;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 0141457948     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0114(02)00516-X     Document Type: Article

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