An interval 2-tuple linguistic MCDM method for robot evaluation and selection

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2867-2880

  Liu, Hu Chen ^a   Ren, Ming Lun ^b   Wu, Jing ^c   Lin, Qing Lian ^d  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interval 2 tuple; Multi criteria decision making (MCDM); Robot selection; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LINGUISTICS;

2-TUPLE; INCOMPLETE INFORMATION; MULTICRITERIA DECISION-MAKING; OBJECTIVE INFORMATION; REAL-LIFE APPLICATIONS; ROBOT SELECTION; SUBJECTIVE JUDGEMENT; TOPSIS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 84897110402     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2013.854939     Document Type: Article

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