A two-stage logarithmic goal programming method for generating weights from interval comparison matrices

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 475-498

  Wang, Ying Ming ^a,b,c   Yang, Jian Bo ^a   Xu, Dong Ling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); Fuzzy comparison matrix; Goal programming; Group decision making; Interval comparison matrix; Preference ranking; The extension principle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION THEORY; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); FUZZY COMPARISON MATRIX; GOAL PROGRAMMING; GROUP DECISION MAKING; INTERVAL COMPARISON MATRIX; PREFERENCE RANKING;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 17644384058     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2004.10.020     Document Type: Article

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