Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process: Fallacy of the popular methods

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 209-217

  Zhü, Kèyù ^a,b  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

AHP; Decision analysis; Fuzzy AHP; Fuzzy numbers; Multiple criteria analysis

Indexed keywords

AHP; DECISION-MAKING METHOD; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (FUZZY AHP); FUZZY NUMBERS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FUZZY RULES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS;

EID: 84900618804     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.10.034     Document Type: Article

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