Validating fuzzy multicriteria analysis using fuzzy clustering

International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 161-175

  Yeh, Chung Hsing ^a   Kuo, Yu Liang ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fuzzy clustering; Fuzzy sets; Multicriteria analysis; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748292442     PISSN: 10821910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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