A holistic approach based on MCDM for solving Location problems

International Journal of Engineering, Transactions A: Basics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-262

  Kaboli, A ^a   Aryanezhad, M B ^b   Shahanaghi, K ^b   Tavakkoli Moghaddam, R ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Iran Tire Co   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fuzzy ahp; Location selection; Multi criteria decision making (MCDM)

Indexed keywords

FUZZY AHP; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INTEGRAL PART; LOCATION DECISIONS; LOCATION PROBLEMS; LOCATION SELECTION; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING (MCDM); OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 56749156237     PISSN: 17281431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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