Fuzzy-TISM: A Fuzzy Extension of TISM for Group Decision Making

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 97-112

  Khatwani, Gaurav ^a   Singh, Surya Prakash ^b   Trivedi, Ashish ^a   Chauhan, Ankur ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ROHTAK   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Fuzzy systems; Group decision making; Interpretive structural modeling (ISM); Multi criteria decision making; Total interpretive structural modeling (TISM); Vendor selection problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921019273     PISSN: 09722696     EISSN: 09740198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40171-014-0087-4     Document Type: Article

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