Service quality analysis with using a fuzzy AHP methodology: A case study in veterinary hospital in Turkey

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 411-419

  Kabadayi, Nihan ^a   Cirpin, Birgul Kucuk ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Fuzzy; Multi criteria decision making; Service quality; Veterinary healthcare

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018992350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698767     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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