An integrated fuzzy AHP - Fuzzy TOPSIS approach for AS/RS selection

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 228-245

  Aktan, Hande Erdogan ^a   Tosun, Ömür ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AHP; Analytical hierarchy process; AS RS; Automated storage and retrieval system; F AHP; F TOPSIS; Fuzzy AHP; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy topsis; MCDM; Multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873886195     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2013.052026     Document Type: Article

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