An application of the TODIM method to the evaluation of Broadband Internet plans

Pesquisa Operacional

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-249

  Rangel, Luís Alberto Duncan ^a   Gomes, Luiz Flavio Autran Monteiro ^b   Cardoso, Felipe Parussoli ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b IBMEC Business School   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Broadband internet; Multicriteria decision aiding; Prospect theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051721539     PISSN: 01017438     EISSN: 16785142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-74382011000200003     Document Type: Article

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