Identifying critical success factors in emergency management using a fuzzy DEMATEL method

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 243-252

  Zhou, Quan ^a   Huang, Weilai ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Critical success factor (CSF); Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL); Emergency management; Fuzzy logic

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; DECISION-MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORY (DEMATEL); DEMATEL; DEMATEL METHODS; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; INFLUENCING FACTOR; NATURAL DISASTERS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; STRUCTURAL MODELS;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTERS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MODEL STRUCTURES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING;

ARTICLE; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EFFECT SIZE; EMERGENCY CARE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FUZZY SYSTEM; HUMAN; NATURAL DISASTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 78049433032     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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