Developing and solving a new model for the location problems: Fuzzy-Goal programming approach

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1344-1349

  Amiri, M ^a   Kazemi, A ^b   Sadaghiani, J S ^a   Yaghoubi, A ^b   Mashatzadegan, H ^b  

^a ALLAMEH TABATABA'I UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Entropy; Fuzzy goal programming; Location; Multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; FACILITY LOCATION PROBLEM; LINGO SOFTWARES; LOCATION PROBLEMS; MINIMUM COST; MULTI ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; THREE PHASIS;

DECISION MAKING; ENTROPY;

LOCATION;

EID: 67649396072     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.1344.1349     Document Type: Article

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