Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process Disposal Method Selection for an Industrial State; Case Study Charmshahr

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 725-735

  Vahidi, Hossein ^a   Ghazban, Fereydon ^b   Abdoli, Mohammad Ali ^b   Kazemi, Vahed Dehghani ^b   Banaei, Seyed Mohammad Amin ^c  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Fuzzy theory; Industrial state; Waste disposal management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893112218     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-013-0691-1     Document Type: Article

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