Analysis of the benefit generated by using fuzzy numbers in a TOPSIS model developed for machine tool selection problems

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 310-317

  Yurdakul, Mustafa ^a   Iç, Yusuf Tansel ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Commercial Corporate Credits Department ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fuzzy numbers; Machine tool selection; Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM); Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS)

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; MACHINERY; MACHINING; MANUFACTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOOLS;

FUZZY NUMBERS; MACHINE TOOL SELECTION; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING (MCDM); TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTION (TOPSIS);

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 53949120853     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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