This study proposes a multiple attribute group decisionmaking(MAGDM)approach on the basis of the plant growth simulation algorithm(PGSA)and interval 2-tuple weighted average operators for uncertain linguistic weighted...This study proposes a multiple attribute group decisionmaking(MAGDM)approach on the basis of the plant growth simulation algorithm(PGSA)and interval 2-tuple weighted average operators for uncertain linguistic weighted aggregation(ULWA).We provide an example for illustration and verification and compare several aggregation operators to indicate the optimality of the assembly method.In addition,we present two comparisons to demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of the proposed method.The method can be used not only to aggregate MAGDM problems but also to solve multi-granularity uncertain linguistic information.Its high reliability,easy programming,and high-speed calculation can improve the efficiency of ULWA characteristics.Finally,the proposed method has the exact characteristics for linguistic information processing and can effectively avoid information distortion and loss.展开更多
This paper proposes a personalized comprehensive cloud-based method for heterogeneous multi-attribute groupdecision-making (MAGDM), in which the evaluations of alternatives on attributes are represented by LTs (lingui...This paper proposes a personalized comprehensive cloud-based method for heterogeneous multi-attribute groupdecision-making (MAGDM), in which the evaluations of alternatives on attributes are represented by LTs (linguisticterms), PLTSs (probabilistic linguistic term sets) and LHFSs (linguistic hesitant fuzzy sets). As an eective toolto describe LTs, cloud model is used to quantify the qualitative evaluations. Firstly, the regulation parameters ofentropy and hyper entropy are dened, and they are further incorporated into the transformation process from LTsto clouds for reecting the dierent personalities of decision-makers (DMs). To tackle the evaluation informationin the form of PLTSs and LHFSs, PLTS and LHFS are transformed into comprehensive cloud of PLTS (C-PLTS)and comprehensive cloud of LHFS (C-LHFS), respectively. Moreover, DMs’ weights are calculated based on theregulation parameters of entropy and hyper entropy. Next, we put forward cloud almost stochastic dominance(CASD) relationship and CASD degree to compare clouds. In addition, by considering three perspectives, acomprehensive tri-objective programing model is constructed to determine the attribute weights. Thereby, apersonalized comprehensive cloud-based method is put forward for heterogeneous MAGDM. The validity ofthe proposed method is demonstrated with a site selection example of emergency medical waste disposal inCOVID-19. Finally, sensitivity and comparison analyses are provided to show the eectiveness, stability, exibilityand superiorities of the proposed method.展开更多
The simplified neutrosophic set(SNS) is a useful generalization of the fuzzy set that is designed for some practical situations in which each element has different truth membership function, indeterminacy membership f...The simplified neutrosophic set(SNS) is a useful generalization of the fuzzy set that is designed for some practical situations in which each element has different truth membership function, indeterminacy membership function and falsity membership function. In this paper, we develop a series of power aggregation operators called simplified neutrosophic number power weighted averaging(SNNPWA) operator, simplified neutrosophic number power weighted geometric(SNNPWG) operator, simplified neutrosophic number power ordered weighted averaging(SNNPOWA) operator and simplified neutrosophic number power ordered weighted geometric(SNNPOWG) operator. We present some useful properties of the operators and discuss the relationships among them. Moreover, an approach to multiattribute group decision making(MAGDM) within the framework of SNSs is developed by the above aggregation operators.Finally, a practical application of the developed approach to deal with the problem of investment is given, and the result shows that our approach is reasonable and effective in dealing with uncertain decision making problems.展开更多
Interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(IVPFSS)is a generalization of the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft set(IVIFSS)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy set(IVPFS).The IVPFSS handled more uncertainty co...Interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(IVPFSS)is a generalization of the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft set(IVIFSS)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy set(IVPFS).The IVPFSS handled more uncertainty comparative to IVIFSS;it is the most significant technique for explaining fuzzy information in the decision-making process.In this work,some novel operational laws for IVPFSS have been proposed.Based on presented operational laws,two innovative aggregation operators(AOs)have been developed such as interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft weighted average(IVPFSWA)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft weighted geometric(IVPFSWG)operators with their fundamental properties.A multi-attribute group decision-making(MAGDM)approach has been established utilizing our developed operators.A numerical example has been presented to ensure the validity of the proposed MAGDM technique.Finally,comparative studies have been given between the proposed approach and some existing studies.The obtained results through comparative studies show that the proposed technique is more credible and reliable than existing approaches.展开更多
As the generalization of intuitionistic fuzzy set(IFS) and Pythagorean fuzzy set(PFS),the q-rung orthopair fuzzy set(q-ROFS) has emerged as a more meaningful and effective tool to solve multiple attribute group decisi...As the generalization of intuitionistic fuzzy set(IFS) and Pythagorean fuzzy set(PFS),the q-rung orthopair fuzzy set(q-ROFS) has emerged as a more meaningful and effective tool to solve multiple attribute group decision making(MAGDM) problems in management and scientific domains.The MABAC(multi-attributive border approximation area comparison) model,which handles the complex and uncertain decision making issues by computing the distance between each alternative and the bored approximation area(BAA),has been investigated by an increasing number of researchers more recent years.In our article,consider the conventional MABAC model and some fundamental theories of q-rung orthopair fuzzy set(q-ROFS),we shall introduce the q-rung orthopair fuzzy MABAC model to solve MADM problems.at first,we briefly review some basic theories related to q-ROFS and conventional MABAC model.Furthermore,the q-rung orthopair fuzzy MABAC model is built and the decision making steps are described.In the end,An actual MADM application has been given to testify this new model and some comparisons between this novel MABAC modeL and two q-ROFNs aggregation operators are provided to further demonstrate the merits of the q-rung orthopair fuzzy MABAC model.展开更多
Pythagorean fuzzy set(PFS) can provide more flexibility than intuitionistic fuzzy set(IFS) for handling uncertain information, and PFS has been increasingly used in multi-attribute decision making problems. This paper...Pythagorean fuzzy set(PFS) can provide more flexibility than intuitionistic fuzzy set(IFS) for handling uncertain information, and PFS has been increasingly used in multi-attribute decision making problems. This paper proposes a new multiattribute group decision making method based on Pythagorean uncertain linguistic variable Hamy mean(PULVHM) operator and VIKOR method. Firstly, we define operation rules and a new aggregation operator of Pythagorean uncertain linguistic variable(PULV) and explore some properties of the operator.Secondly, taking the decision makers' hesitation degree into account, a new score function is defined, and we further develop a new group decision making approach integrated with VIKOR method. Finally, an investment example is demonstrated to elaborate the validity of the proposed method. Sensibility analysis and comprehensive comparisons with another two methods are performed to show the stability and advantage of our method.展开更多
Uncertain and hesitant information, widely existing in the real-world qualitative decision making problems, brings great challenges to decision makers. Hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets(HFLTSs), an effective linguis...Uncertain and hesitant information, widely existing in the real-world qualitative decision making problems, brings great challenges to decision makers. Hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets(HFLTSs), an effective linguistic computational tool in modeling and eliciting such information, have hence aroused many scholars’ interests and some extensions have been introduced recently.However, these methods are based on the discrete linguistic term framework with the limited expression domain, which actually depict qualitative information using several single values. Therefore,it is hard to ensure the integrity of the semantics representation and the accuracy of the computation results. To deal with this problem, a semantics basis framework called complete linguistic term set(CLTS) is designed, which adopts a separation structure of linguistic scale and expression domain, enriching semantics representation of decision makers. On this basis the concept of fuzzy interval linguistic sets(FILSs) is put forward that employs the interval linguistic term with probability to increase the flexibility of eliciting and representing uncertain and hesitant qualitative information. For practical applications, a fuzzy interval linguistic technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution(FILTOPSIS) method is developed to deal with multi-attribute group decision making(MAGDM) problems. Through the cases of movie and enterprise resource planning(ERP) system selection, the effectiveness and validity of the proposed method are illustrated.展开更多
A kind of multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problem is discussed from the perspective of statistic decision-making. Firstly, on the basis of the stability theory, a new idea is proposed to solve this ...A kind of multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problem is discussed from the perspective of statistic decision-making. Firstly, on the basis of the stability theory, a new idea is proposed to solve this kind of problem. Secondly, a con- crete method corresponding to this kind of problem is proposed. The main tool of our research is the technique o~ the jackknife method. The main advantage of the new method is that it can identify and determine the reliability degree of the existed decision making information. Finally, a traffic engineering example is given to show the effectiveness of the new method.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71771118 71471083)+1 种基金the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation of China(18YJCZH146)the Nanjing University Double First-Class project
文摘This study proposes a multiple attribute group decisionmaking(MAGDM)approach on the basis of the plant growth simulation algorithm(PGSA)and interval 2-tuple weighted average operators for uncertain linguistic weighted aggregation(ULWA).We provide an example for illustration and verification and compare several aggregation operators to indicate the optimality of the assembly method.In addition,we present two comparisons to demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of the proposed method.The method can be used not only to aggregate MAGDM problems but also to solve multi-granularity uncertain linguistic information.Its high reliability,easy programming,and high-speed calculation can improve the efficiency of ULWA characteristics.Finally,the proposed method has the exact characteristics for linguistic information processing and can effectively avoid information distortion and loss.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62141302,11861034 and 71964014)the Humanities Social Science Programming Project of Ministry of Education of China(No.20YJA630059)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province of China(No.20212BAB201011)the Postgraduate Innovation Fund Project of Jiangxi Province(No.YC2020-S290).
文摘This paper proposes a personalized comprehensive cloud-based method for heterogeneous multi-attribute groupdecision-making (MAGDM), in which the evaluations of alternatives on attributes are represented by LTs (linguisticterms), PLTSs (probabilistic linguistic term sets) and LHFSs (linguistic hesitant fuzzy sets). As an eective toolto describe LTs, cloud model is used to quantify the qualitative evaluations. Firstly, the regulation parameters ofentropy and hyper entropy are dened, and they are further incorporated into the transformation process from LTsto clouds for reecting the dierent personalities of decision-makers (DMs). To tackle the evaluation informationin the form of PLTSs and LHFSs, PLTS and LHFS are transformed into comprehensive cloud of PLTS (C-PLTS)and comprehensive cloud of LHFS (C-LHFS), respectively. Moreover, DMs’ weights are calculated based on theregulation parameters of entropy and hyper entropy. Next, we put forward cloud almost stochastic dominance(CASD) relationship and CASD degree to compare clouds. In addition, by considering three perspectives, acomprehensive tri-objective programing model is constructed to determine the attribute weights. Thereby, apersonalized comprehensive cloud-based method is put forward for heterogeneous MAGDM. The validity ofthe proposed method is demonstrated with a site selection example of emergency medical waste disposal inCOVID-19. Finally, sensitivity and comparison analyses are provided to show the eectiveness, stability, exibilityand superiorities of the proposed method.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11401084)Harbin Science Technology Innovation Talent Research Fund(2016RQQXJ230)
文摘The simplified neutrosophic set(SNS) is a useful generalization of the fuzzy set that is designed for some practical situations in which each element has different truth membership function, indeterminacy membership function and falsity membership function. In this paper, we develop a series of power aggregation operators called simplified neutrosophic number power weighted averaging(SNNPWA) operator, simplified neutrosophic number power weighted geometric(SNNPWG) operator, simplified neutrosophic number power ordered weighted averaging(SNNPOWA) operator and simplified neutrosophic number power ordered weighted geometric(SNNPOWG) operator. We present some useful properties of the operators and discuss the relationships among them. Moreover, an approach to multiattribute group decision making(MAGDM) within the framework of SNSs is developed by the above aggregation operators.Finally, a practical application of the developed approach to deal with the problem of investment is given, and the result shows that our approach is reasonable and effective in dealing with uncertain decision making problems.
文摘Interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(IVPFSS)is a generalization of the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft set(IVIFSS)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy set(IVPFS).The IVPFSS handled more uncertainty comparative to IVIFSS;it is the most significant technique for explaining fuzzy information in the decision-making process.In this work,some novel operational laws for IVPFSS have been proposed.Based on presented operational laws,two innovative aggregation operators(AOs)have been developed such as interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft weighted average(IVPFSWA)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft weighted geometric(IVPFSWG)operators with their fundamental properties.A multi-attribute group decision-making(MAGDM)approach has been established utilizing our developed operators.A numerical example has been presented to ensure the validity of the proposed MAGDM technique.Finally,comparative studies have been given between the proposed approach and some existing studies.The obtained results through comparative studies show that the proposed technique is more credible and reliable than existing approaches.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.71571128the Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation of Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China(No.14XJCZH002,15YJCZH138)。
文摘As the generalization of intuitionistic fuzzy set(IFS) and Pythagorean fuzzy set(PFS),the q-rung orthopair fuzzy set(q-ROFS) has emerged as a more meaningful and effective tool to solve multiple attribute group decision making(MAGDM) problems in management and scientific domains.The MABAC(multi-attributive border approximation area comparison) model,which handles the complex and uncertain decision making issues by computing the distance between each alternative and the bored approximation area(BAA),has been investigated by an increasing number of researchers more recent years.In our article,consider the conventional MABAC model and some fundamental theories of q-rung orthopair fuzzy set(q-ROFS),we shall introduce the q-rung orthopair fuzzy MABAC model to solve MADM problems.at first,we briefly review some basic theories related to q-ROFS and conventional MABAC model.Furthermore,the q-rung orthopair fuzzy MABAC model is built and the decision making steps are described.In the end,An actual MADM application has been given to testify this new model and some comparisons between this novel MABAC modeL and two q-ROFNs aggregation operators are provided to further demonstrate the merits of the q-rung orthopair fuzzy MABAC model.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61402260,61473176)Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province(TSQN201812092)
文摘Pythagorean fuzzy set(PFS) can provide more flexibility than intuitionistic fuzzy set(IFS) for handling uncertain information, and PFS has been increasingly used in multi-attribute decision making problems. This paper proposes a new multiattribute group decision making method based on Pythagorean uncertain linguistic variable Hamy mean(PULVHM) operator and VIKOR method. Firstly, we define operation rules and a new aggregation operator of Pythagorean uncertain linguistic variable(PULV) and explore some properties of the operator.Secondly, taking the decision makers' hesitation degree into account, a new score function is defined, and we further develop a new group decision making approach integrated with VIKOR method. Finally, an investment example is demonstrated to elaborate the validity of the proposed method. Sensibility analysis and comprehensive comparisons with another two methods are performed to show the stability and advantage of our method.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61273275)
文摘Uncertain and hesitant information, widely existing in the real-world qualitative decision making problems, brings great challenges to decision makers. Hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets(HFLTSs), an effective linguistic computational tool in modeling and eliciting such information, have hence aroused many scholars’ interests and some extensions have been introduced recently.However, these methods are based on the discrete linguistic term framework with the limited expression domain, which actually depict qualitative information using several single values. Therefore,it is hard to ensure the integrity of the semantics representation and the accuracy of the computation results. To deal with this problem, a semantics basis framework called complete linguistic term set(CLTS) is designed, which adopts a separation structure of linguistic scale and expression domain, enriching semantics representation of decision makers. On this basis the concept of fuzzy interval linguistic sets(FILSs) is put forward that employs the interval linguistic term with probability to increase the flexibility of eliciting and representing uncertain and hesitant qualitative information. For practical applications, a fuzzy interval linguistic technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution(FILTOPSIS) method is developed to deal with multi-attribute group decision making(MAGDM) problems. Through the cases of movie and enterprise resource planning(ERP) system selection, the effectiveness and validity of the proposed method are illustrated.
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(2012CB725402)the National High-Tech R&D Program of China(863 Program)(SS2014AA110303)the Science Foundation for Post-doctoral Scientists of Jiangsu Province(1301011A)
文摘A kind of multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problem is discussed from the perspective of statistic decision-making. Firstly, on the basis of the stability theory, a new idea is proposed to solve this kind of problem. Secondly, a con- crete method corresponding to this kind of problem is proposed. The main tool of our research is the technique o~ the jackknife method. The main advantage of the new method is that it can identify and determine the reliability degree of the existed decision making information. Finally, a traffic engineering example is given to show the effectiveness of the new method.