Determining proper strategies for Iran's dimensional stone mines: A SWOT-AHP analysis

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-139

  Tahernejad, Mohammad Mehdi ^a   Khalokakaie, Reza ^a   Ataei, Mohammad ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran's dimensional stone mines; Strategic factors; SWOT AHP analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MINE; PRIORITIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUARRYING; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

IRAN;

EID: 84872002495     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0331-6     Document Type: Article

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