A modified fuzzy logarithmic least squares method for fuzzy analytic hierarchy process

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 157, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 3055-3071

  Wang, Ying Ming ^a   Elhag, Taha M S ^b   Hua, Zhongsheng ^c  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; Fuzzy comparison matrix; Fuzzy weights; Normalization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESSES; FUZZY WEIGHTS;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 33750344930     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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