An intelligent approach to ERP software selection through fuzzy ANP

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2169-2194

  Ayag Z ^a   Ozdemir R G ^b  

^a KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL KULTUR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analytic network process; Enterprise resource planning; Fuzzy logic; Multiple criteria decision making; Software selection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY LOGIC; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MARKETING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; MULTIPLE-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING; SOFTWARE SELECTION;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 34247563829     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600724849     Document Type: Article

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