Multi-attribute group decision making with aspirations: A case study

Omega (United Kingdom)

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 136-147

  Feng, Bo ^a,b   Lai, Fujun ^c,d  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration utility function; Case study; Group decision making; Multi attribute

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; LINGUISTICS;

ASPIRATION UTILITY FUNCTION; CASE-STUDIES; DECISION MAKERS; FREIGHT FORWARDERS; GROUP DECISION MAKING; LINGUISTIC TERMS; MULTI ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING; MULTI-ATTRIBUTES; PERFORMANCE MATCH; UTILITY FUNCTIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84891159754     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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