A Variable precision fuzzy rough group decision-making model for IT offshore outsourcing risk evaluation

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 18-34

  Cong, Guodong ^a   Zhang, Jinlong ^a   Chen, Tao ^a   Lai, Kin Keung ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fuzzy group decision making; IT offshore outsourcing; Risk management; Variable precision fuzzy rough set

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; OUTSOURCING; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROUGH SET THEORY;

FUZZY GROUP DECISION MAKING; FUZZY-ROUGH SETS; GROUP DECISION MAKING; GROUP DECISION-MAKING MODELS; INTEGRATED MODELING; OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; POTENTIAL ERRORS; VARIABLE PRECISION;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 57849110594     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: 15337995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2008040102     Document Type: Article

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