African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

Decision support model for supplier selection in healthcare service delivery using analytical hierarchy process and artificial neural network

Stephen Gbenga Fashoto
  • Stephen Gbenga Fashoto
  • Department of Computer Science, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Boluwaji Akinnuwesi
  • Boluwaji Akinnuwesi
  • Department of Computer Science, Lagos State University Ojo Lagos, Nigeria.
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Olumide Owolabi
  • Olumide Owolabi
  • Department of Computer Science and ICT Centre, University of Abuja, Nigeria.
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David Adelekan
  • David Adelekan
  • Department of Computer Science, Redeemer’s University Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 12 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 20 March 2016
  •  Published: 14 May 2016

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