Justification for the selection of a reconfigurable manufacturing system: A fuzzy analytical hierarchy based approach

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3165-3190

  Singh, R K ^a   Khilwani, Nitesh ^b   Tiwari, M K ^b  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOUNDRY AND FORGE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Fuzzy cash flow model; Fuzzy logic; Reconfigurable manufacturing system

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY CASH FLOW MODEL; RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM;

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 34249279878     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600844043     Document Type: Article

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