Problem of vendor evaluation and selection has always been viewed as the most important responsibility of purchasing department and for such reason, received a great deal of attention from practitioners and researchers. This solution has always been a complex process as various criteria, known and half known are involved in making a decision. This work attempts to develop a rule based model, to...

Article history: Received March 16 2013 Received in revised format May 9 2013 Accepted May 3

The street garment vendors are playing a significant role in the fields of the economic development through protecting resources (garment products) from such a position where they are treated as wastes; very much less valued products and creating the opportunity for self-employment. This study aimed at showing the economic contribution and the impact of the street vendors to the local community...

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the street garment vendors are playing a significant role in the fields of the economic development through protecting resources (garment products) from such a position where they are treated as wastes; very much less valued products and creating the opportunity for self-employment. this study aimed at showing the economic contribution and the impact of the street vendors to the local community...

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