A multi-criteria group decision making model for knowledge management system selection based on TOPSIS with multiple distances in fuzzy environment

Kybernetes

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1218-1234

  Li, Ming ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Condorcet method; Knowledge management system selection; MCDM; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HAMMING DISTANCE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LINGUISTICS;

CONDORCET METHODS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; LINGUISTIC INFORMATION; LINGUISTIC PREFERENCES; MCDM; MULTI CRITERIA GROUP DECISION MAKING; TOPSIS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84889032470     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/K-05-2013-0095     Document Type: Article

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