A rule-based multi-criteria approach to inventory classification

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 7107-7126

  Rezaei, Jafar ^a   Dowlatshahi, Shad ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC classification; fuzzy inference system; fuzzy logic; inventory management; multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

ABC CLASSIFICATION; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM; INVENTORY CLASSIFICATION; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY MANAGERS; MATLAB- SOFTWARE; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTI-CRITERIA; MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH; REAL-WORLD PROBLEM; REASONING PROCESS; RULE BASED; RULE-BASED METHOD; STOCK KEEPING UNIT;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FUZZY SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INVENTORY CONTROL;

FUZZY INFERENCE;

EID: 78349256298     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903348361     Document Type: Article

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