An avoiding information loss approach to group decision making

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 112-126

  Yue, Zhongliang ^a  

^a GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Extended TOPSIS method; Multiple attribute group decision making; Negative ideal decision; Positive ideal decision; Supplier selection

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE GROUP DECISION MAKINGS (MAGDM); NEGATIVE IDEAL DECISION; POSITIVE IDEAL DECISION; SUPPLIER SELECTION; TOPSIS METHOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84868461677     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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