Selecting industrial investment locations in master plans of countries

European Journal of Industrial Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 416-441

  Saracoglu, Burak Omer ^a  

^a Orhantepe Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AHP; analytical hierarchy process; clusters; country master plans; facilities planning; facility location; geographic information systems; GIS; government support; industrial investment locations; location selection; shipyard location; shipyards; strategic planning; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LOCATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SHIPS; SHIPYARDS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CLUSTERS; FACILITIES PLANNING; FACILITY LOCATIONS; GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS; LOCATION SELECTION; MASTER PLAN; TURKEY;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84880255014     PISSN: 17515254     EISSN: 17515262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIE.2013.055016     Document Type: Article

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