Multimoora for the EU member States updated with fuzzy number theory

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-290

  Brauers, Willem K M ^a   Baležentis, Alvydas ^b   Baležentis, Tomas ^c  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Core; Dominance; European Union; Fuzzy number theory; Lisbon strategy; Multi objective optimization; MULTIMOORA; Periphery; Semi periphery; Structural indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 80655140017     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/20294913.2011.580566     Document Type: Article

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