Neuro-fuzzy approximation of multi-criteria decision-making QFD methodology

Springer Optimization and Its Applications

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 301-321

  Abraham, Ajith ^a   Vasant, Pandian ^b   Bhattacharya, Arijit ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

AHP; ANFIS; Decision making; Fuzziness patterns; Level of satisfaction; QFD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976463038     PISSN: 19316828     EISSN: 19316836     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-76813-7_12     Document Type: Chapter

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