Application of an integrated model with MCDM and IPA to evaluate the service quality of transshipment port

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chou, Chien Chang ^a,b   Ding, Ji Feng ^c  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b Chou's Science Research Center   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION-MAKING PROBLEM; IMPORTANCE-PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED MODELS; LOCATION CHOICE; MARINE TRANSPORTATION; MULTIPLECRITERIA DECISION MAKINGS (MCDM); QUANTITATIVE DATA; SERVICE QUALITY EVALUATION;

DECISION MAKING;

QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EID: 84878650555     PISSN: 1024123X     EISSN: 15635147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/656757     Document Type: Article

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