基于Pythagorean模糊熵的风险型决策方法——考虑后悔与失望规避

针对决策信息为Pythagorean模糊数,属性权重完全未知的风险型多属性决策问题,提出了一种基于Pythagorean模糊熵的考虑决策者后悔与失望规避心理行为的决策方法。首先,计算备选方案和理想点各属性的效用值,从而获得各备选方案的后悔-欣喜值、失望-愉悦值及感知效用值。其次,构建了一种Pythagorean模糊熵,并给出基于该Pythagorean模糊熵的属性权重确定方法,利用属性权重加权求和获得备选方案综合感知效用值,从而对方案进行排序。最后,通过算例说明方法的可行性和优点,并分析了后悔规避系数δ和失望规避系数τ对决策结果的影响。     

On Method for Uncertain Multiple Attribute Decision Making Problems with Uncertain Multiplicative Preference Information on Alternatives

The uncertain multiple attribute decision making (UMADM) problems are investigated, in which the information about attribute weights is known partly and the attribute values take the form of interval numbers, and the decision maker (DM) has uncertain multiplicative preference information on alternatives. We make the decision information uniform by using a transformation formula, and then establish an objective-programming model. The attribute weights can be determined by solving the developed model. The concept of interval positive ideal point of alternatives (IPIPA) is introduced, and an approach based on IPIPA and projection to ranking alternatives is proposed. The method can avoid comparing and ranking interval numbers, and can reflect both the objective information and the DMs subjective preferences.     

Aggregation of utility-based individual preferences for group decision-making

Multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) elicits an individual decision maker’s preferences for single attributes and develops a utility function by mathematics formulation to add up the preferences of the entire set of attributes when assessing alternatives. A common aggregation method of MAUT for group decisions is the simple additive weighting (SAW) method, which does not consider the different preferential levels and preferential ranks for individual decision makers’ assessments of alternatives in a decision group, and thus seems too intuitive in achieving the consensus and commitment for group decision aggregation. In this paper, the preferential differences denoting the preference degrees among different alternatives and preferential priorities denoting the favorite ranking of the alternatives for each decision maker are both considered and aggregated to construct the utility discriminative values for assessing alternatives in a decision group. A comparative analysis is performed to compare the proposed approach to the SAW model, and a satisfaction index is used to investigate the satisfaction levels of the final two resulting group decisions. In addition, a feedback interview is conducted to understand the subjective perceptions of decision makers while examining the results obtained from these two approaches for the second practical case. Both investigation results show that the proposed approach is able to achieve a more satisfying and agreeable group decision than that of the SAW method.     

语言多属性决策的一种组合方法

研究了属性权重完全未知,方案属性值和偏好值均为语言变量的多属性决策问题.首先,通过分析相关文献中利用方案属性值与偏好值之间的偏差得到属性权重的不合理性,在最小化方案综合属性值与偏好值的偏差的基础上,建立了一个求解属性权重的规划模型.其次,在各方案的属性值与属性正理想点的偏差最小的基础上,又建立一个求解属性权重的规划模型.第三,在综合考虑各属性下所有决策方案总的组合偏差之和最小的基础上,将上述两个规划模型相结合,得到了一个反映出决策者对两种不同信息的偏好程度的求解属性权重的规划模型,得到了语言多属性决策的一种组合方法.最后,通过实例说明方法的可行性与有效性.     

Dominance,potential optimality and alternative ranking in imprecise multi-attribute decision making

In this paper, we introduce a methodology based on an additive multiattribute utility function that does not call for precise estimations of the inputs, such as utilities, attribute weights and performances of decision alternatives. The information about such inputs is assumed to be in the form of ranges, which constitute model constraints and give rise to nonlinear programming problems. This has significant drawbacks for outputting the sets of non-dominated and potentially optimal alternatives for such problems, and we, therefore, propose their transformation into equivalent linear programming problems. The set of non-dominated and potentially optimal alternatives is a non-ranked set and can be very large, which makes the choice of the most preferred alternative very difficult. The above problem is solved by proposing several methods for alternative ranking. An application to the disposal of surplus weapons-grade plutonium is considered, showing the advantages of this approach.     

Attribute dependency functions considering data efficiency

Pawlak’s attribute dependency degree model is applicable to feature selection in pattern recognition. However, the dependency degrees given by the model are often inadequately computed as a result of the indiscernibility relation. This paper discusses an improvement to Pawlak’s model and presents a new attribute dependency function. The proposed model is based on decision-relative discernibility matrices and measures how many times condition attributes are used to determine the decision value by referring to the matrix. The proposed dependency degree is computed by considering the two cases that two decision values are equal or unequal. A feature of the proposed model is that attribute dependency degrees have significant properties related to those of Armstrong’s axioms. An advantage of the proposed model is that data efficiency is considered in the computation of dependency degrees. It is shown through examples that the proposed model is able to compute dependency degrees more strictly than Pawlak’s model.     

The group consensus based evidential reasoning approach for multiple attributive group decision analysis

Many multiple attribute decision analysis problems include both quantitative and qualitative attributes with various kinds of uncertainties such as ignorance, fuzziness, interval data, and interval belief degrees. An evidential reasoning (ER) approach developed in the 1990s and in recent years can be used to model these problems. In this paper, the ER approach is extended to group consensus (GC) situations for multiple attributive group decision analysis problems. In order to construct and check the GC, a compatibility measure between two belief structures is developed first. Considering two experts’ utilities, the compatibility between their assessments is naturally constructed using the compatibility measure. Based on the compatibility between two experts’ assessments, the GC at a specific level that may be the attribute level, the alternative level, or the global level, can be constructed and reached after the group analysis and discussion within specified times. Under the condition of GC, we conduct a study on the forming of group assessments for alternatives, the achievement of the aggregated utilities of assessment grades, and the properties and procedure of the extended ER approach. An engineering project management software selection problem is solved by the extended ER approach to demonstrate its detailed implementation process, and its validity and applicability.     

考虑决策者给出部分属性期望的风险型多属性决策方法

针对决策者给出部分属性期望的风险型多属性决策问题,提出了一种决策分析方法。在该方法中,首先,依据决策者在各自然状态下给出的属性期望信息,将原始决策问题转化为没有属性期望和具有属性期望的两个独立的风险型多属性决策问题;然后,针对没有属性期望的风险型多属性决策问题,依据期望效用理论,计算各属性下属性值所对应的效用值,进而得到每个方案的综合效用值;进一步地,针对具有属性期望的风险型多属性决策问题,依据累积前景理论,将决策者给出的属性期望视为属性的参照点,进而计算各属性值的前景价值及决策权重函数值并计算每个方案的综合累积前景值;在此基础上,计算得到每个方案的总体效用值,并依据总体效用值的大小对所有方案进行排序。最后,通过一个算例说明了该方法的可行性和有效性。     

基于证据推理的混合型多指标群组决策方法

针对决策方案的属性值为语言评价等级和区间灰数的灰色多指标群组决策问题,提出一种基于证据推理的灰色多指标群组决策方法.首先,根据语言评价信息的概率分布和效用值等价原理确定定性指标和定量指标的信用结构,进而得到群体等级信用结构决策矩阵,然后,依据证据推理方法,对群组评价信息进行合成,求出各方案在各等级的信任度,最后,利用期望方差排序方法确定整个方案集的排序.具体算例表明方法合理有效.     

基于二元联系数距离的不确定语言多属性决策模型

研究了属性权重范围已知,方案主观偏好值为语言变量,决策信息为不确定语言决策矩阵的多属性决策问题.在给出不确定语言变量转换为二元联系数的公式以及二元联系数距离公式的基础上,将方案主观偏好语言评价值转换为二元联系数,将不确定语言决策矩阵转换为二元联系数决策矩阵,从而得到方案的二元联系数综合属性值,通过最小化方案的二元联系数综合属性值和主观偏好值之间距离,建立多目标优化模型,并将其转换为一个单目标规划模型计算出属性权重.然后,通过对方案的二元联系数综合属性值进行不确定性分析,得到各方案的排序总数,利用排序总数对方案进行排序择优.应用实例表明该决策方法可行有效.     

基于双参照点的区间型多属性决策方法研究

文章针对属性值为区间数、权重完全未知的多属性决策问题,提出一种基于双参照点的多属性决策方法。首先,描述了双参照点决策问题的广泛性,分析了双参照点的特征及其对决策行为的影响;接着,通过损益值和态度值来计算效用值,并将效用值用于判断备选策略的可行性;再接着,给出基于损益值的赋权法;然后,利用区间TOPSIS法对效用值进行集结和策略排序;最后,通过一个实例证明本文所提出的决策方法的科学性。     

考虑混合信息表征和属性交互的目标导向新产品开发方案选择方法

将目标值融入到新产品开发方案选择中,考虑方案属性值达成目标值的情况,有助于企业选择更具竞争力的产品开发方案。针对属性值和目标值的混合信息表征以及属性交互的问题,提出基于目标导向决策分析和k-可加模糊测度的新产品开发方案选择方法。首先,考虑目标值和属性值表示为区间值、模糊数、语言值等混合信息的情形,将其转化为概率密度;结合属性的三种偏好,利用目标导向决策分析计算属性值达成目标值的概率。其次,基于属性交互方向和强度等信息,利用最小方差法识别k-可加模糊测度,进而利用Choquet积分算子集结各属性的目标达成概率作为产品开发方案选择的依据。最后,将方法应用于大型集成电路测试仪的开发方案选择,验证了有效性。     

基于相对熵的区间Pythagorean模糊多属性AQM决策方法及其应用

针对决策信息为区间Pythagorean模糊数,属性权重不完全确定的多属性决策问题,提出了一种基于相对熵的AQM决策方法。首先,提出区间Pythagorean模糊数的相对熵,计算了各方案与区间Pythagorean模糊正理想方案和负理想方案间的相对熵,据此构建了基于方案相对满意度最大的非线性规划属性权重确定模型;其次,针对每个属性,利用新的区间Pythagorean模糊数得分函数计算方案的0-1优先关系矩阵,依据AQM方法对所有0-1优先关系矩阵进行融合得到合成0-1优先关系矩阵,并确定了方案的综合度,由此获得方案的排序。最后,以软件开发项目的选取为实例说明了该方法的可行性和有效性。     

Visualizing preferences on spheres for group decisions based on multiplicative preference relations

Decision makers’ choices are often influenced by visual background information. One of the difficulties in group decision is that decision makers may bias their judgment in order to increase the possibility of a preferred result. Hence, the method used to provide visual aids in helping decision making teams both to observe the background context and to perceive outliers is an important issue to consider. This study proposes an extended Decision Ball model to visualize a group’s decisions. By observing the Decision Balls, each decision maker can: see individual ranking as well as similarities between alternatives, identify the differences between individual judgments and the group’s collective opinion, observe the clusters of alternatives as well as clusters of decision makers, and discover outliers. Thus, this method can help decision makers make a more objective judgment.     

The Shapley–Shubik index for simple games with multiple alternatives

When analyzing mathematically decision mechanisms ruled by voting it is sometimes convenient to include abstention as a possible alternative for the voters. In classical simple games, abstention, if considered, is formally equivalent to voting against the proposal. Simple games with alternatives are useful to study voting systems where abstention does not favour any of the options. In this work, we axiomatically characterize the Shapley–Shubik index for simple games with alternatives and apply it to an example taken from real life. This work has been partially supported by Grant MTM 2006–06064 of the Education and Science Spanish Ministry and the European Regional Development Fund, and Grant SGR 2005–00651 of the Catalonia Government.     

一类不完全信息的多属性决策的方案支配优化模型

研究了一类不完全信息的多属性决策问题,建立了方案支配关系的优化模型.给出了属性权重集合的极点的两种求法,提供了求解模型的算法.所提供的算法只需要简单的矩阵运算,从而降低了计算时间,并且用数值例子来描述该算法.     

Establishing strict dominance between alternatives with special type of incomplete information

A special model for establishing dominance with decision maker's incomplete information is proposed in multi-attribute decision problem under certainty. Incomplete information is a set of linear inequalities about utilities as well as attribute weights. Since a general model presented in a prior work uses a linear programming technique, a number of linear programs should be solved for checking dominance. With the proposed method, we can check strict dominance between alternatives by simple matrix operation without solving linear programs, thus reducing computational time.     

部分权重信息下对方案有互补偏好的多属性决策法

研究了只有部分权重信息且对方案的偏好信息以模糊互补判断矩阵形式给出的多属性决策问题.首先,基于模糊互补判断矩阵的主观偏好信息,利用转换函数将客观决策信息一致化,建立一个目标规划模型,通过求解该模型得到属性权重,从而利用加性加权法获得各方案的综合属性值,并以此对方案进行排序或择优.提出了一种基于目标规划的多属性决策方法.该方法具有操作简便和易于上机实现的特点.最后,通过实例说明模型及方法的可行性和有效性.     

偏好信息为模糊互反判断矩阵的模糊多属性决策法

研究只有部分权重信息且决策者对方案的偏好信息以模糊互反判断矩阵形式给出的模糊多属性决策问题。提出了一种基于目标规划模型的模糊多属性决策方法。该法首先基于模糊互反判断矩阵，利用转换函数将决策信息一致化，建立了一个目标规划模型．通过求解该模型确定属性的权重，然后运用加性加权法求出各方案的模糊综合属性值，并利用已有的三角模糊数排序公式求得决策方案的排序。文章最后把该法应用于解决风险投资领域中的项目评估问题。     

A new design of the elimination and choice translating reality method for multi-criteria group decision-making in an intuitionistic fuzzy environment

The purpose of this paper is to design a new extension of the ELECTRE, known as the elimination and choice translating reality method, for multi-criteria group decision-making problems based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets. This method is widely utilized when a set of alternatives should be identified and evaluated with respect to a set of conflicting criteria by reflecting decision makers’ (DMs’) preferences. However, handling the exact data and numerical measure is difficult to be precisely focused because the DMs’ judgments are often vague in real-life decision problems and applications. A more realistic and practical approach can be to use linguistic variables expressed in intuitionistic fuzzy numbers instead of numerical data to model DMs’ judgments and to describe the inputs in the ELECTRE method. The proposed intuitionsitic fuzzy ELECTRE utilizes the truth-membership function and non-truth-membership function to indicate the degrees of satisfiability and non-satisfiability of each alternative with respect to each criterion and the relative importance of each criterion, respectively. Then, a new discordance intuitionistic index is introduced, which is extended from the concept of the fuzzy distance measure. Outranking relations are defined by pairwise comparisons and a decision graph is depicted to determine which alternative is preferable, incomparable or indifferent in the intuitionistic fuzzy environment. Finally, a comprehensive sensitivity analysis is employed to further study regarding the impact of threshold values on the final evaluation, and a comparative analysis is demonstrated with an application example in flexible manufacturing systems between the proposed ELECTRE method and the existing intuitionistic fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (IF-TOPSIS) method.