Vendor rating in purchasing scenario: A confidence interval approach

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1305-1326

  Muralidharan, C ^a   Anantharaman, N ^a   Deshmukh, S G ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Supply chain management; Vendor rating

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843083870     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570110404736     Document Type: Review

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