A new method for managing the uncertainties in evaluating multi-person multi-criteria location choices, using a perceptual computer

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 277-309

  Han, Shilian ^a,b   Mendel, Jerry M ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical multi person multi criteria decision making; Interval type 2 fuzzy set (IT2 FS); Location choices; Perceptual computer (Per C)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858708243     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10479-011-0956-6     Document Type: Article

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