An integrated approach of analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy linear programming for supplier selection

International Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 614-631

  Kumar, Pravin ^a   Shankar, Ravi ^a   Yadav, Surendra S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; Analytic Hierarchy Process; FLP; Fuzzy Linear Programming; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 48549104615     PISSN: 17457645     EISSN: 17457653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2008.019729     Document Type: Article

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