Using fuzzy MCDM model to select middle managers for global shipping carrier-based logistics service providers

WSEAS Transactions on Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 85-94

  Ding, Ji Feng ^a  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy MCDM; Logistics service provider; Middle managers; Shipping

Indexed keywords

FUZZY MCDM; GLOBAL SHIPPING; LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDER; MIDDLE MANAGERS; MULTIPLE-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; MANAGEMENT;

MANAGERS;

EID: 84867005218     PISSN: 11092777     EISSN: 22242678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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