Location selection using fuzzy-connective-based aggregation networks: a case study of the food and beverage chain industry in Taiwan

Neural Computing and Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 161-170

  Wang, Fang Fang ^a   Chen, Li Fei ^b   Su, Chao Ton ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy connective based aggregation network; Locations selection; Multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS; LOCATION;

AGGREGATION NETWORK; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EVALUATION CRITERIA; EVALUATION MODELING; HIERARCHICAL DECISIONS; MODEL APPROXIMATES; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 84925535687     PISSN: 09410643     EISSN: 14333058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00521-014-1719-5     Document Type: Article

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