A fuzzy group Electre method for safety and health assessment in hazardous waste recycling facilities

Safety Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 414-426

  Hatami Marbini, Adel ^a   Tavana, Madjid ^b   Moradi, Masoumeh ^c   Kangi, Fatemeh ^d  

^a LOUVAIN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^b LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electre; Fuzzy logic; Group decision making process; Hazardous waste; Multi criteria decision making; Safety and health

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX TASK; DECISION MAKERS; ELECTRE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FLEXIBLE FRAMEWORK; FUZZY APPROACH; FUZZY GROUPS; GROUP DECISION MAKING; HAZARDOUS WASTES; HEALTH ASSESSMENTS; INPUT PARAMETER; MODEL-BASED OPC; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; QUANTITATIVE OBJECTIVES;

FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH;

DECISION MAKING;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ELECTRE METHOD; FUZZY LOGIC; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84867090636     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.08.015     Document Type: Article

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