Is explicit processing offuzzy direct influence evaluations in DEMATEL indispensable?

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5027-5032

  Dytczak, M ^a   Ginda, G ^b  

^a BIALYSTOK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIELSKO BIALA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Crisp; DEMATEL; Direct influence; Evaluation; Fuzzy; Justification

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CRISP; DEMATEL; DIRECT INFLUENCE; EVALUATION; FUZZY; JUSTIFICATION;

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 84885083537     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2013.02.034     Document Type: Note

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