Fuzzy MCDM for evaluating fashion trend alternatives

International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-153

  Lin, Chiahsu ^a   Twua, Chorng H ^a  

^a TAINAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Decision making; Fashion design; Fashion trends; Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; Multiple criteria decision making; Multiple dimension scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861830440     PISSN: 09556222     EISSN: 17585953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09556221211205586     Document Type: Article

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