A method for partner selection of codevelopment alliances using individual and collaborative utilities

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-170

  Feng, Bo ^a,b,c   Fan, Zhi Ping ^a   Ma, Jian ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Codevelopment alliance; Collaborative utility; Fuzzy multiple attribute decision making (FMADM); Individual utility; Partner selection

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCE FORMATION; CO-DEVELOPMENT; FUZZY MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE DECISION-MAKING; PARTNER SELECTION; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 74449086411     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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