Constructing a hierarchy project model to purchase medical information systems

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 693-715

  Hsu, Pi Fang ^a   Chang, Che Wei ^b   Wu, Cheng Lung ^b  

^a SHIH HSIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AHP; Analytic hierarchy process; Analytic network process; ANP; GRA; Grey relational analysis; MCDM; Multi criteria decision making; Ooutsourcing; Project purchase

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549092337     PISSN: 17427967     EISSN: 17427975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2009.024798     Document Type: Article

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