Multiple-attribute decision making methods for plant layout design problem

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-137

  Yang, Taho ^a   Hung, Chih Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy set theory; Multiple attribute decision making; Plant layout; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FUZZY SET THEORY; MULTIPLE-ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING; TOPSIS;

PLANT LAYOUT;

EID: 33750736678     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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