A robust hybrid decision model for evaluation and selection of the strategic alliance partner in the airline industry

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 52, Issue , 2016, Pages 55-66

  Garg, Chandra Prakash ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; Airline; Fuzzy TOPSIS; India; Strategic alliance

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CORPORATE STRATEGY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

INDIA;

EID: 84953246056     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2015.12.009     Document Type: Article

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