according to the resource based attitude, the capabilities of information systems improve firms’ performance and competitive advantages through three ways: 1) inside-outside capabilities, 2) outside-inside capabilities and 3) spanning capabilities. because of the importance of systematic study on the relationship between these capabilities and firms’ performance this paper was aimed at investig...

The aim of the study is developing a fuzzy decision model to select a student from an Engineering college who is eligible for All Round Excellence Award for the year 2004-05 by taking subjective judgments of decision makers into consideration. Here Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) approach and (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solutions (TOPSIS) methods are proposed....

In this study, we proposed a Fuzzy and AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process)-based negotiation support mechanism (FAHP-NEGO) to support the dynamic negotiation in Electronic Commerce (EC). Most of former researches proposed the negotiation support mechanisms, which were based on quantitative conditions only. In real-world case, however, it was crucial to have qualitative negotiation conditions such ...

The study mainly aims at looking into the disparities in beneficiary’s socio-economic status between areas without implementation of forestry plans and where had initially been available even though they have recently terminated as well. Babol Roud plan is located Lafoor forest area County, Mazandaran Province, Northeast Iran. This research was divided three steps: first all, by making use Coch...

with respect to the importance of commercial alliances in airline hypercompetitive environment, partner performance evaluation is a critical matter before making any decision about partnership. in this article, utilizing fuzzy theory, a hybrid airline evaluation model is developed in a way that all airline performance strategic dimensions are considered, as well as, it can deal with qualitative...

Original scientific paper Evaluating candidates’ suitability for a selection of academic staff is an important tool for Human Resources Management (HRM) to select the most suitable candidates for required posts. There are various methods regarding the selection of staff in the field. As there are increasing improvements in the field of education, universities around the world demand high qualit...

This study aims to investigate and evaluate factors related the knowledge management model at universities in Hanoi, Vietnam. Based on system literature review (SLR) approach, follows descriptive inductive approach results of document process. Eight were synthesized with fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) priority order. Ten experts from seven participated survey. The rank as follows: (1) ...

The County of Khorram-Abad enjoys a high potential for ecotourism because of its mountains, forests, natural mineral springs, natural waterfalls and diversity in folks and cultures. But, un-planned and uncontrolled ecotourism can have negative effects on environment, economy, culture and even the security of eco-tourists. The main purpose of this study is to present a fuzzy multi-criteria decis...