Project selection using fuzzy group analytic network process

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2009, Pages 457-461

  Rafiei, Hamed ^a   Rabbani, Masoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analytic network process; Fuzzy sets theory; Nonlinear programming; Project selection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; FUZZY GROUPS; FUZZY SETS THEORY; GROUP DECISION MAKING; LEAST SQUARE METHODS; PRODUCT MIX; PROJECT SELECTION; PROJECT SELECTION PROBLEM; QUALITATIVE FACTORS;

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

FUZZY SET THEORY; DECISION THEORY;

EID: 79954496506     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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