An Enhanced Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS approach Based on Yager’s Aggregation Operators and the Application in Selecting Green Suppliers
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Language: English
Page range: 173 - 212
Submitted on: Mar 19, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 23, 2025
Published on: Jun 26, 2026
Published by: Poznan University of Technology
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