Combined DEMATEL technique with hybrid MCDM methods for creating the aspired intelligent global manufacturing & logistics systems

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-190

  Tzeng, Gwo Hshiung ^a,b   Huang, Chi Yo ^c  

^a KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DEMATEL (Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory); Global manufacturing; Logistics; MCDM (Multiple Criteria Decision Making); Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864762184     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10479-010-0829-4     Document Type: Article

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