Evaluating the flexibility in a manufacturing system using fuzzy multi-attribute group decision-making with multi-granularity linguistic information

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 409-421

  Chuu, Shian Jong ^a  

^a NANYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy multi attribute group decision making; Fuzzy numbers; Manufacturing flexibility; Maximum entropy ordered weighted averaging operators

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY CONTROL; FUZZY SETS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

FUZZY MULTI-ATTRIBUTE GROUP DECISION-MAKING; FUZZY NUMBERS; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; MAXIMUM ENTROPY ORDERED WEIGHTED AVERAGING OPERATORS;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33847292451     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-005-0342-0     Document Type: Article

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