Fuzzy expert systems and challenge of new product pricing

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 616-630

  Haji, Alireza ^a   Assadi, Morteza ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuzzy expert system; Fuzzy logic; New product; Pricing factors

Indexed keywords

COSTS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; FUZZY SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION;

COMPLICATED SYSTEMS; CUSTOMER VALUES; DATA UNCERTAINTIES; FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL CHALLENGES; IS COSTS; NEW PRODUCT; PRICING FACTORS;

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 59349085199     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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