Comprehensive Evaluation and Selection System of Coal Distributors with Analytic Hierarchy Process and Artificial Neural Network
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| Title | Comprehensive Evaluation and Selection System of Coal Distributors with Analytic Hierarchy Process and Artificial Neural Network |
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| Abstract | Evaluation and selection of coal distributors is one of the most important choices that a coal manufacturer will make new market development. Sales performance and marketing strategy implementation will be directly affected by the result of decision. This paper introduces a computer-aided decision support tool for qualifying potential coal distributors. Based on fast moving consumer goods, this tool, developed as an expert system, provides the user with seven dimensions and specific criteria for arriving at reasonable conclusions by Analytic Hierarchy Process, assesses the accuracy class of those evaluators of by artificial neural network, and demonstrates the comprehensive evaluation methodology for qualifying potential coal distributors. These criteria and related insights form the basis of discussion in the article. |
| Publisher | ACADEMY PUBLISHER |
| Date | 2011-02-01 |
| Source | Journal of Computers Vol 6, No 2 (2011) |
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