Evaluating suppliers via a multiple levels multiple criteria decision making method under fuzzy environment

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 653-660

  Chu, Ta Chung ^a   Varma, Ranganath ^a  

^a SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Center of area; Criteria; MCDM; Multiple levels; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

CENTER OF AREA; CRITERIA; MCDM; MULTIPLE LEVELS; SUPPLIERS;

FUZZY RULES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84855792932     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2011.11.036     Document Type: Article

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