An AHP-QFD approach to developing DSS for crisis management

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-68

  Kabeil, Magdy M ^a  

^a Sadat Academy for Management Sciences   (Egypt)

Author keywords

AHP; Analytical hierarchy process; Crisis management; Decision support systems; DSS; QFD; Quality function deployment; Strategic decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953600948     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2010.033643     Document Type: Article

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