Methods of determining objective, subjective and integrated weights of attributes

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 540-554

  Ustinovichius, Leonas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Decision making; Integrated weights of attributes; Normalisation; Objective weights of attributes; Subjective weights of attributes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548262186     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2007.013417     Document Type: Article

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