A fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS framework for ranking the solutions of Knowledge Management adoption in Supply Chain to overcome its barriers

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 679-693

  Patil, Sachin K ^a   Kant, Ravi ^a  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; Knowledge Management; Supply Chain; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

AHP; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; EMPIRICAL CASE STUDIES; FUZZY ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESSES (AHP); FUZZY TECHNIQUES; HYDRAULIC VALVES; MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS; TOPSIS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84885947496     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2013.07.093     Document Type: Article

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