Partner selection of strategic alliance for a liner shipping company using extent analysis method of fuzzy AHP

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-105

  Ding, Ji Feng ^a  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extent analysis method of fuzzy AHP; Partner selection; Strategic alliance

Indexed keywords

AHP APPROACH; ANALYSIS METHOD; EMPIRICAL SURVEYS; EXTENT ANALYZE METHOD OF FUZZY AHP; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY AHP ALGORITHMS; LINER SHIPPING; PARTNER SELECTION; SHIPPING COMPANIES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCE;

EID: 67651158893     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.51400/2709-6998.1963     Document Type: Article

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