Evaluation and analysis of investment alternatives with different economic lives using fuzzy logic

Journal of Interdisciplinary Mathematics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-97

  Chen, Ching Wen ^a   Liou, Tian Shy ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Economic lives; Fuzzy capital recovery factor; Fuzzy equivalent uniform annual worth (fuzzy EUAW); Fuzzy sinking fund factor

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL WORTH; CAPITAL RECOVERIES; DECISION MAKERS; ECONOMIC LIFE; EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS; FUZZY SINKING FUND FACTOR; OPTIMAL INVESTMENTS; TRIANGULAR FUZZY NUMBERS;

FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; SERVICE LIFE;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84864050200     PISSN: 09720502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09720502.2006.10700429     Document Type: Article

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