A framework for comparative evaluation of lean performance of firms using fuzzy TOPSIS

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 371-392

  Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Singh, Bhim ^b   Qadri, Mohammed Asim ^a   Kumar, Y V Satya ^b   Haleem, Abid ^c  

^a GALGOTIAS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Leanness; MCDM; Multi criteria decision making; Sensitivity analysis; TFN; TOPSIS; Triangular fuzzy number

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878716341     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2013.054267     Document Type: Article

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