Multiple criteria inventory classification under fuzzy environment

International Journal of Fuzzy System Applications

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 76-92

  Kabir, Golam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energypac engineering limited; Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP); Fuzzy delphi method (FDM); Multicriteria inventory classification; Triangular fuzzy number

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY SETS;

ENERGYPAC ENGINEERING LIMITED; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY DELPHI METHOD; INVENTORY CLASSIFICATION; TRIANGULAR FUZZY NUMBERS;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 84888388166     PISSN: 2156177X     EISSN: 21561761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/ijfsa.2012100105     Document Type: Article

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