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Comprehensive Evaluation and Selection System of Coal Distributors with Analytic Hierarchy Process and Artificial Neural Network | Tang | Journal of Computers
Journal of Computers, Vol 6, No 2 (2011), 208-215, Feb 2011
doi:10.4304/jcp.6.2.208-215

Comprehensive Evaluation and Selection System of Coal Distributors with Analytic Hierarchy Process and Artificial Neural Network

Junhua Tang, Jinhai Xu, Shiwen Wan, Dan Ma

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.



Keywords


coal distributor evaluation criteria; dynamic assessment; analytic hierarchy process; artificial neural network; accuracy class.

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