New applications of fuzzy logic in decision support systems

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-58

  Metaxiotis, Kostas ^a   Psarras, John E ^a   Samouilidis, John Emanuel ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

decision support systems; fuzzy logic; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649124541     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2004.005008     Document Type: Article

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