A Novel Subjective and Objective Integrated Multiple Attribute Decision Making Method

Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 137-157

  Rao, R Venkata ^a  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process; Data Envelopment Analysis; Data Envelopment Analysis Model; Decision Table; Flexible Manufacturing System

Indexed keywords

EID: 85151529171     PISSN: 18605168     EISSN: 21961735     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-4375-8_4     Document Type: Chapter

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