An integrated AHP-VIKOR methodology for plant location selection

International Journal of Engineering, Transactions B: Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-137

  Tavakkoli Moghaddam, R ^a   Mousavi, S M ^a   Heydar, M ^b  

^a Tehran Research Reactor   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

AHP; Decision Making; Plant Location Selection; VIKOR

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

AHP; ANALYTIC HIERARCHICAL PROCESS; APPLICATION EXAMPLES; DECISION-MAKING METHOD; DELPHI METHOD; INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY; PLANT LOCATION SELECTION; PLANT LOCATIONS; SELECTION PROBLEMS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; VIKOR;

LOCATION;

EID: 80053129624     PISSN: 1728-144X     EISSN: 17359244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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