Use of AHP in decision-making for flexible manufacturing systems

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 808-819

  Bayazit, Ozden ^a  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technologies; Analytical hierarchy process; Decision making; Flexible manufacturing systems

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; DECISION-MAKING MODEL;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 24944540319     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380510626204     Document Type: Article

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