Using ANP and AHP for the supplier selection in the construction and civil engineering companies; Case study of Iranian company

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 262-270

  Eshtehardian, Ehsan ^a   Ghodousi, Parviz ^b   Bejanpour, Azadeh ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP); Analytical Network Process (ANP); construction and civil engineering company; construction management; Iranian companies; supplier selection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVEYS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); ANALYTICAL NETWORK PROCESSES (ANP); CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; ENGINEERING COMPANIES; IRANIAN COMPANIES; SUPPLIER SELECTION;

COST ENGINEERING;

EID: 84875514973     PISSN: 12267988     EISSN: 19763808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12205-013-1141-z     Document Type: Article

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