Interactive selection of Web services under multiple objectives

Information Technology and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-41

  Neubauer, Thomas ^a   Stummer, Christian ^b  

^a Secure Business Austria   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Interactive decision support; Multiple objectives; Web services selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949294007     PISSN: 1385951X     EISSN: 15737667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10799-009-0058-1     Document Type: Article

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