A fuzzy inhomogenous multiattribute group decision making approach to solve outsourcing provider selection problems

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 71-89

  Li, Deng Feng ^a   Wan, Shu Ping ^b  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy linear programming; Multiattribute group decision making; Outsourcing provider; Production operation; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OUTSOURCING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

FUZZY LINEAR PROGRAMMING; FUZZY LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS; INCOMPLETE WEIGHT INFORMATIONS; LINEAR GOAL PROGRAMMING MODELS; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE GROUP DECISION MAKING; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE GROUP DECISION MAKINGS (MAGDM); PRODUCTION OPERATIONS; TRAPEZOIDAL FUZZY NUMBERS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84904747528     PISSN: 09507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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