Determining optimum edible films for kiwifruits using an analytical hierarchy process

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 877-886

  Xu, Shiying ^a   Xu, Li Da ^b,c   Chen, Xiufang ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Edible films; Food industry; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; ETHYLENE; FRUITS; HARVESTING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

OPTIMUM EDIBLE FILMS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS;

EID: 0347298683     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0548(02)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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