Applying fuzzy goal programming to project management decisions with multiple goals in uncertain environments

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 8499-8507

  Liang, Tien Fu ^a  

^a HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy goal programming; Fuzzy sets; Multi objective linear programming; Project management

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUZZY SETS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DECISION PROBLEMS; DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORKS; FUZZY GOAL PROGRAMMING; FUZZY MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE LINEAR PROGRAMMING; TOTAL COMPLETION TIME; UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 77957842436     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.05.026     Document Type: Article

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