A fuzzy analytic hierarchy processing decision support system to analyze occupational menace forecasting the spawning of shoulder and neck pain

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 15303-15309

  Padma, T ^a   Balasubramanie, P ^b  

^a SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b KONGU ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Domain expert; Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; Multi criteria decision making technique; Musculoskeletal disorder; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN EXPERTS; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 80052030131     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2011.06.037     Document Type: Article

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