Journal
APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 3515-3524Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2011.01.024
Keywords
Strategic alliance; Fuzzy preference programming; Analytic network process (ANP); Airline industry
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Strategic airline alliances are an increasingly common strategy for enhancing airline competitiveness and satisfying customer needs, especially in an era characterized by blurring industry boundaries, fast-changing technologies, and global integration. Airlines have been very active in utilizing this form of strategic development. However, the selection of a suitable partner for a strategic alliance is not an easy decision, involving a host of complex considerations by different departments. Furthermore the decision-makers may hold diverse opinions and preferences arising due to incomplete information and knowledge or inherent conflict between various departments. In this study fuzzy preference programming and the analytic network process (ANP) are combined to form a model for the selection of partners for strategic alliances. The effects of uncertainty and disagreement between decision-makers as well as the interdependency and feedback that arise from the use of different criteria and alternatives are also addressed. This generic model can be easily extended to fulfill the specific needs of a variety of companies. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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