Patent analysis-based fuzzy inference system for technological strategy planning

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 770-776

  Yu, W D ^a   Lo, S S ^b  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy inference system; Patent analysis; Technological strategy; Technology innovation

Indexed keywords

CITATION INDEX; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES; DOMAIN EXPERTS; FUZZY DECISION RULES; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING; PATENT ACTIVITY; PATENT ANALYSIS; PATENT DATABASE; PRECAST CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGY PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITIVENESS; TECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGY; TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION;

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY SYSTEMS; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PRECAST CONCRETE; TECHNOLOGY;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 67449116325     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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