Measuring the impact of wood species on consumer preferences for wooden furniture by means of the analytic hierarchy process

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 23-28

  Scholz, Sören W ^a   Decker, Reinhold ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS; DINING TABLES; WOODEN FURNITURE;

HARDWOODS;

HARDWOODS; MARKETING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 34247109920     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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