A novel general risk assessment method using the soft TOPSIS approach

Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 408-421

  Chang, Kuei Hu ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

and criticality analysis; effects; failure mode; original design manufacture; risk assessment; technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); DECISION MAKING; FAILURE MODES; LINGUISTICS; MANUFACTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; ODOR CONTROL; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SERVICE INDUSTRY;

CRITICALITY ANALYSIS; EFFECTS; GROUP DECISION MAKING PROBLEMS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES; INCOMPLETE INFORMATION; ORIGINAL DESIGN MANUFACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS; TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84942192935     PISSN: 21681015     EISSN: 21681023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21681015.2015.1070375     Document Type: Article

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