A new approach based on soft computing to accelerate the selection of new product ideas

Computers in Industry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-167

  Büyüközkan, Gülçin ^a   Feyzioǧlu, Orhan ^a  

^a GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Multi criteria decision making; Neural networks; New product idea selection; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RISKS;

MULTI CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING; NEW PRODUCT IDEA SELECTION; UNCERTAINITY;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 1842852974     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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