Improving cloud computing service in fuzzy environment - Combining fuzzy DANP and fuzzy VIKOR with a new hybrid FMCDM model

2012 International Conference on Fuzzy Theory and Its Applications, iFUZZY 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 30-35

  Su, Chiu Hung ^a   Tzeng, Gwo Hshiung ^b,c   Tseng, Hao Lin ^b,d  

^a HWA HSIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cloud computing service; FSINRM; fuzzy DANP (DEMATEL based analytic network process); fuzzy MCDM (multiple criteria decision making); fuzzy VIKOR

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES; FSINRM; FUZZY VIKOR; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING;

CLOUD COMPUTING;

EID: 84874098240     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iFUZZY.2012.6409671     Document Type: Conference Paper

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