A Fuzzy Multi-Attribute Decision Making Model for Strategic Risk Assessment

International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 487-502

  Arikan, Rabia ^a   Daǧdeviren, Metin ^a   Kurt, Mustafa ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; fuzzy logarithmic least squares method; multi attribute decision making; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY MULTI-ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKINGS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LOGARITHMIC LEAST SQUARES; MULTI ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS; STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84877303925     PISSN: 18756891     EISSN: 18756883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18756891.2013.781334     Document Type: Article

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