Supplier evaluation and selection with QFD and FAHP in a pharmaceutical company

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-4, 2013, Pages 355-364

  Alinezad, Alireza ^a   Seif, Azadeh ^a   Esfandiari, Nima ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process; Multi criteria decision making; Pharmaceutical industries; Quality function deployment; Supplier's evaluation and selection

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUNCTION EVALUATION; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT;

FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENTS (QFD); SUPPLIER EVALUATION AND SELECTIONS; SUPPLIER'S EVALUATION AND SELECTION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84888380195     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-013-4733-3     Document Type: Article

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