A Multiple Criteria Energy Decision Support System

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-245

  Atici, Kazim Baris ^a   Ulucan, Aydin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis; Decision Support Systems; Electre; Energy and Environment; Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis; Promethee

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855804243     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/20294913.2011.580563     Document Type: Article

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