Multi-criteria inventory classification through integration of fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and artificial neural network

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-103

  Kabir, Golam ^a   Hasin, M Ahsan Akhtar ^a  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

ANN; Artificial neural network; FAHP; Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; Multi criteria inventory classification

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; BACKPROPAGATION; FEEDFORWARD NEURAL NETWORKS; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS; INVENTORY CONTROL; NEURAL NETWORKS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK APPROACH; CHANG'S EXTENT ANALYSIS; FAHP; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; INVENTORY CLASSIFICATION; MULTI-CRITERIA; MULTI-LAYER FEED FORWARD; RELATIVE WEIGHTS;

MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 84875886578     PISSN: 17485037     EISSN: 17485045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2013.052922     Document Type: Article

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