Selecting suppliers using a new fuzzy multiple criteria decision model: The fuzzy balancing and ranking method

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 5307-5326

  Vahdani, B ^a   Zandieh, M ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

fuzzy multiple criteria decision making (FMCDM); fuzzy set theory; linguistic variables; supplier selection; supply chain

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE RANKING; DECISION MAKING CRITERIA; FUZZY MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; FUZZY MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING (FMCDM); LINGUISTIC VARIABLE; MATRIX; MULTIPLE-CRITERIA DECISIONS; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; RANKING METHODS; SEQUENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SUPPLIER SELECTION; TRIANGULAR FUZZY NUMBERS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; LINGUISTICS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

EID: 77954616797     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540902933155     Document Type: Article

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