Agent-based diffusion model for an automobile market with fuzzy TOPSIS-based product adoption process

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 7270-7276

  Kim, Shintae ^a   Lee, Keeheon ^a   Cho, Jang Kyun ^a   Kim, Chang Ouk ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Automobile market; Fuzzy TOPSIS; Product diffusion; Social influence

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; AGENT-BASED MODEL; COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKERS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DIFFUSION MODEL; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FUZZY TOPSIS; INTERACTING AGENTS; MARKET DYNAMICS; MASS MEDIA; MULTI ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING; PRODUCT ADOPTION; PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES; PRODUCT DIFFUSION; PRODUCT INFORMATION; SOCIAL INFLUENCE;

COMMERCE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION; FUEL ECONOMY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 79951576286     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.12.024     Document Type: Article

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