An integrated multi-criteria group decision-making approach to efficient supplier selection and clustering using fuzzy preference relations

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1152-1167

  Ertay, T ^a   Kahveci, A ^b   Tabanl, R M ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turkey Agency   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AHP; ELECTRE III; fuzzy sets; group decision making; supplier selection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRE III; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY PREFERENCE RELATIONS; GROUP DECISION MAKING; MULTI CRITERIA GROUP DECISION MAKING; SUPPLIER EVALUATION AND SELECTIONS; SUPPLIER SELECTION; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTS (SCM);

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84857836143     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2011.615342     Document Type: Article

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