Using a novel conjunctive MCDM approach based on DEMATEL, fuzzy ANP, and TOPSIS as an innovation support system for Taiwanese higher education

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1981-1990

  Chen, Jui Kuei ^a   Chen, I Shuo ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL); Fuzzy analytic network process (FANP); Innovation support system (ISS); Technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS)

Indexed keywords

DEMATEL; FUZZY ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; IDEAL SOLUTIONS; SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 70449720796     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2009.06.079     Document Type: Article

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