A multi-criteria decision making for location selection in the niger delta using fuzzy TOPSIS approach

International Journal of Management and Business Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 215-224

  Ugo, P Destiny ^a  

^a Chesmans Trade International Company   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fuzzy environment; Location selection; Multi criteria decision making; Niger Delta; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997585979     PISSN: 22287019     EISSN: 22287027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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