The use of soft computing in management

Handbook of Research on Novel Soft Computing Intelligent Algorithms: Theory and Practical Applications

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2013, Pages 294-326

  Dostál, Petr ^a  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; SALES; SOFT COMPUTING; TRAVELING SALESMAN PROBLEM;

ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION; CASE-STUDIES; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; NEW THEORY; POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS; SOFT COMPUTING METHODS; TRAVELLING SALESMAN PROBLEM;

COMPUTER CIRCUITS;

EID: 84945139743     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4450-2.ch010     Document Type: Chapter

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