Integrating modified Delphi method with fuzzy AHP for optimal power substation location selection

International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 381-398

  Kabir, Golam ^a   Hasin, M Ahsan Akhtar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Delphi method; Fuzzy AHP; MCA; Multicriteria analysis; Sensitivity analysis; Substation location

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893149938     PISSN: 2040106X     EISSN: 20401078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMCDM.2013.056654     Document Type: Conference Paper

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