Correlation coefficient of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets and its application to multiple attribute group decision making problems

In this paper, we investigate the group decision making problems in which all the information provided by the decision-makers is presented as interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices where each of the elements is characterized by interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy number (IVIFN), and the information about attribute weights is partially known. First, we use the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid geometric (IIFHG) operator to aggregate all individual interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices provided by the decision-makers into the collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix, and then we use the score function to calculate the score of each attribute value and construct the score matrix of the collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix. From the score matrix and the given attribute weight information, we establish an optimization model to determine the weights of attributes, and then we use the obtained attribute weights and the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy weighted geometric (IIFWG) operator to fuse the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy information in the collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix to get the overall interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy values of alternatives, and then rank the alternatives according to the correlation coefficients between IVIFNs and select the most desirable one(s). Finally, a numerical example is used to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach.     

Extension of the TOPSIS method for decision making problems under interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy environment

TOPSIS is one of the well-known methods for multiple attribute decision making (MADM). In this paper, we extend the TOPSIS method to solve multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems in interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy environment in which all the preference information provided by the decision-makers is presented as interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices where each of the elements is characterized by interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy number (IVIFNs), and the information about attribute weights is partially known. First, we use the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid geometric (IIFHG) operator to aggregate all individual interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices provided by the decision-makers into the collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix, and then we use the score function to calculate the score of each attribute value and construct the score matrix of the collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix. From the score matrix and the given attribute weight information, we establish an optimization model to determine the weights of attributes, and construct the weighted collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix, and then determine the interval-valued intuitionistic positive-ideal solution and interval-valued intuitionistic negative-ideal solution. Based on different distance definitions, we calculate the relative closeness of each alternative to the interval-valued intuitionistic positive-ideal solution and rank the alternatives according to the relative closeness to the interval-valued intuitionistic positive-ideal solution and select the most desirable one(s). Finally, an example is used to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach.     

Extension of the VIKOR method for group decision making with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy information

The aim of this paper is to extend the VIKOR method for multiple attribute group decision making in interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy environment, in which all the preference information provided by the decision-makers is presented as interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices where each of the elements is characterized by interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy number, and the information about attribute weights is partially known, which is an important research field in decision science and operation research. First, we use the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid geometric operator to aggregate all individual interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices provided by the decision-makers into the collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix, and then we use the score function to calculate the score of each attribute value and construct the score matrix of the collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix. From the score matrix and the given attribute weight information, we establish an optimization model to determine the weights of attributes, and then determine the interval-valued intuitionistic positive-ideal solution and interval-valued intuitionistic negative-ideal solution. We use the different distances to calculate the particular measure of closeness of each alternative to the interval-valued intuitionistic positive-ideal solution. According to values of the particular measure, we rank the alternatives and then select the most desirable one(s). Finally, a numerical example is used to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach.     

考虑决策者风险偏好的区间直觉模糊多属性群决策方法

提出了一种考虑决策者风险偏好且属性权重信息不完全的区间直觉模糊数多属性群决策方法。同时考虑相似度和接近度,确定每一属性的决策者权重。为了考虑决策者风险偏好对决策结果的影响和避免区间直觉模糊矩阵的渐进性,引入了决策者风险偏好系数,将集结后的综合决策矩阵转换成区间数矩阵。然后,为了客观地求出属性权重信息不完全环境下属性的权重,构建了基于区间直觉模糊交叉熵的属性权重目标规划模型,该模型不仅考虑了评价值的偏差,也强调了评价值自身的可信度。最后,通过研发项目选择问题的实例分析说明了所提方法的合理性和优越性。     

Intuitionistic uncertain linguistic powered einstein aggregation operators and their application to multi-attribute group decision making

The intuitionistic uncertain fuzzy linguistic variable can easily expressthe fuzzy information, and the power average (PA) operator is a usefultool which provides more versatility in the information aggregation procedure.At the same time, Einstein operations are a kind of various t-normsand t-conorms families which can be used to perform the corresponding intersectionsand unions of intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs). In this paper, wewill combine the PA operator and Einstein operations to intuitionistic uncertainlinguistic environment, and propose some new PA operators. Firstly,the definition and some basic operations of intuitionistic uncertain linguisticnumber (IULN), power aggregation (PA) operator and Einstein operationsare introduced. Then, we propose intuitionistic uncertain linguistic fuzzypowered Einstein averaging (IULFPEA) operator, intuitionistic uncertain linguisticfuzzy powered Einstein weighted (IULFPEWA) operator, intuitionisticuncertain linguistic fuzzy Einstein geometric (IULFPEG) operator and intuitionisticuncertain linguistic fuzzy Einstein weighted geometric (IULFPEWG)operator, and discuss some properties of them in detail. Furthermore, we developthe decision making methods for multi-attribute group decision making(MAGDM) problems with intuitionistic uncertain linguistic information andgive the detail decision steps. At last, an illustrate example is given to showthe process of decision making and the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Some geometric aggregation operators based on interval intuitionistic uncertain linguistic variables and their application to group decision making

With respect to multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems in which both the attribute weights and the expert weights take the form of crisp numbers, and attribute values take the form of interval-valued intuitionistic uncertain linguistic variables, some new group decision making analysis methods are developed. Firstly, some operational laws, expected value and accuracy function of interval-valued intuitionistic uncertain linguistic variables are introduced. Then, an interval-valued intuitionistic uncertain linguistic weighted geometric average (IVIULWGA) operator and an interval-valued intuitionistic uncertain linguistic ordered weighted geometric (IVIULOWG) operator have been developed. Furthermore, some desirable properties of the IVIULWGA operator and the IVIULOWG operator, such as commutativity, idempotency and monotonicity, have been studied, and an interval-valued intuitionistic uncertain linguistic hybrid geometric (IVIULHG) operator which generalizes both the IVIULWGA operator and the IVIULOWG operator, was developed. Based on these operators, an approach to multiple attribute group decision making with interval-valued intuitionistic uncertain linguistic information has been proposed. Finally, an illustrative example is given to verify the developed approaches and to demonstrate their practicality and effectiveness.     

An integrated model-based interactive approach to FMAGDM with incomplete preference information

Incomplete fuzzy preference relations, incomplete multiplicative preference relations, and incomplete linguistic preference relations are very useful to express decision makers’ incomplete preferences over attributes or alternatives in the process of decision making under fuzzy environments. The aim of this paper is to investigate fuzzy multiple attribute group decision making problems where the attribute values are represented in intuitionistic fuzzy numbers and the information on attribute weights is provided by decision makers by means of one or some of the different preference structures, including weak ranking, strict ranking, difference ranking, multiple ranking, interval numbers, incomplete fuzzy preference relations, incomplete multiplicative preference relations, and incomplete linguistic preference relations. We transform all individual intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices into the interval decision matrices and construct their expected decision matrices, and then aggregate all these expected decision matrices into a collective one. We establish an integrated model by unifying the collective decision matrix and all the given different structures of incomplete weight preference information, and develop an integrated model-based approach to interacting with the decision makers so as to adjust all the inconsistent incomplete fuzzy preference relations, inconsistent incomplete linguistic preference relations and inconsistent incomplete multiplicative preference relations into the ones with acceptable consistency. The developed approach can derive the attribute weights and the ranking of the alternatives directly from the integrated model, and thus it has the following prominent characteristics: (1) it does not need to construct the complete fuzzy preference relations, complete linguistic preference relations and complete multiplicative preference relations from the incomplete fuzzy preference relations, incomplete linguistic preference relations and incomplete multiplicative preference relations, respectively; (2) it does not need to unify the different structures of incomplete preferences, and thus can simplify the calculation and avoid distorting the given preference information; and (3) it can sufficiently reflect and adjust the subjective desirability of decision makers in the process of interaction. A practical example is also provided to illustrate the developed approach.     

A new multiple attribute group decision making method in intuitionistic fuzzy setting

The multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problem with intuitionistic fuzzy information investigated in this paper is very useful for solving complicated decision problems under uncertain circumstances. Since experts have their own characteristics, they are familiar with some of the attributes, but not others, the weights of the decision makers to different attributes should be different. We derive the weights of the decision makers by aggregating the individual intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices into a collective intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix. The expert has a big weight if his evaluation value is close to the mean value and has a small weight if his evaluation value is far from the mean value. For the incomplete attribute weight information, we establish some optimization models to determine the attribute weights. Furthermore, we develop several algorithms for ranking alternatives under different situations, and then extend the developed models and algorithms to the MAGDM problem with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy information. Numerical results finally illustrate the practicality and efficiency of our new algorithms.     

基于直觉模糊集的全区间决策方法

针对属性值为直觉模糊集且属性权重已知的模糊多属性决策问题,本文基于直觉模糊算术加权平均算子,提出了一种基于直觉模糊集的全区间决策方法。全区间决策函数引入了态度指标k,从而可以反映决策者态度的变化,从0到1变化k值,可以在整个区间内挖掘决策信息的变化,与得分函数法和基于距离TOPSIS贴近度方法相比,将过去的点值判断延伸至全区间判断,避免了决策信息的丢失现象,决策更加准确合理。实例计算表明该方法的正确性、有效性和合理性,具有一定的推广借鉴价值。     

基于时间度的动态直觉模糊多属性妥协决策

针对当前动态直觉模糊多属性决策方法存在的不足,提出一种基于时间度的动态直觉模糊妥协决策方法。引入时间度准则,基于逼近理想解法融合主客观两类赋权法,获得兼顾主观偏好和样本客观信息的时序权重,克服现有时序权重主观赋值的随意性,同时运用直觉模糊熵(IFE)确定不同时序状态下各属性权重;根据动态直觉模糊加权几何算子(DIFWG)集结不同时序直觉模糊决策矩阵,构造动态直觉模糊综合决策矩阵,并利用VIKOR法,提供兼顾群体效用最大化与个体后悔最小化的各方案妥协折中排序,得到与理想解最近的妥协方案;以分布式创新企业合作伙伴选择为例,验证该方法在实际决策过程中的可行性和有效性。     

直觉模糊熵与加权决策算法

直觉模糊熵是直觉模糊集理论中的一个重要概念,反映了直觉模糊集的模糊程度和不确定程度.首先给出一种新的直觉模糊熵,并运用到多属性直觉模糊决策问题中.决策时根据直觉模糊熵计算属性权重,再综合决策者的偏好对各属性权重进行修正,然后使用直觉模糊集结算子和得分函数对方案进行排序,从而获得最优方案.     

Picture模糊幂几何Heronian平均算子及其在多属性决策中的应用

针对决策信息为Picture模糊数的多属性决策问题,将经典范畴内的几何Heronian平均算子和幂几何算子结合,提出了Picture模糊幂几何Heronian平均(PFPGHM)算子与Picture模糊加权幂几何Heronian平均(PFWPGHM)算子。该类算子不仅能体现待集结数据间的关联性,而且还能反映决策过程中信息的整体性,降低了与整体信息偏差较大的待集结数据对决策结果的影响。推导其数学表达式,证明相关性质。提出了基于PFWPGHM算子的多属性决策方法,通过决策实例分析了参数p和q对决策结果的影响,并对比分析新方法与现存的决策方法,进而表明所研究方法的可行性与优点。     

基于改进直觉模糊集成算子的多属性决策方法及其应用研究

基于直觉模糊集理论,提出了改进直觉模糊集成算子方法来研究多属性决策问题。本文定义了直觉模糊数的运算法则和比较了直觉模糊信息的一系列集成算子,然后改进了传统得分函数,并将其与直觉模糊集成算子相结合,从而得到新的直觉模糊信息的集成方式,将其运用于解决属性权重已知的直觉模糊多属性决策问题。最后,通过具体实例说明该方法的有效性和具体应用过程。     

直觉模糊多属性的意见集中排序法

研究了属性权重信息不完全确定,属性值为直觉模糊集的多属性决策问题。首先根据直觉模糊数的得分函数和精确函数对决策矩阵中的评价值比较大小,进而按属性集中的每个属性对方案排成线性序;然后通过计算赋权模糊优先矩阵确定方案的优属度,建立规划模型确定属性的权重;再利用加权算术算子对方案集结,得到专家对方案的排序,从而得到一种新的意见集中排序的决策方法。数值实例说明该方法的有效性和实用性,可为解决直觉模糊多属性决策提供新方法     

区间犹豫模糊Bonferroni mean算子在多属性决策中的应用

针对在信息集成时, 需要考虑输入变量之间的相互影响以及专家评价值为区间犹豫模糊信息的多属性决策问题, 提出一种基于区间犹豫模糊Bonferroni mean算子的多属性决策方法。考虑到由于Bonferroni mean(BM)算子能够良好的反映输入变量之间相互影响, 首次提出了评价值为区间犹豫模糊集信息环境下的两种新的集成算子, 即区间犹豫模糊Bonferroni mean(IVHFBM)算子和区间犹豫模糊几何Bonferroni mean(IVHFGBM)算子。并讨论了其相关的一些特性。同时基于输入变量会具有不同重要程度的情况, 定义了区间犹豫模糊加权Bonferroni mean(IVHFWBM)算子和区间犹豫模糊加权几何Bonferroni mean(IVHFWGBM)算子。针对评价信息以区间犹豫模糊集表示的决策问题, 提出了基于IVHFWBM算子和IVHFWGBM算子的多属性决策方法。最后通过实例证明了该方法的可行性和有效性。     

基于模糊数直觉模糊PG算子的多属性决策方法

针对决策信息为三角模糊数直觉模糊数(TFNIFN)且属性间存在相互关联的多属性群决策(MAGDM)问题,提出了一种基于三角模糊数直觉模糊PG(TFNIFPG)算子的决策方法.首先,基于TFNIFN的运算法则和PG(Power Geometric)算子,定义了TFNIFPG算子.然后,研究了该算子的一些性质,建立基于TFNIFPG算子的MAGDM模型,结合排序方法进行决策.最后通过某项目投资算例验证了该算子的有效性与可行性.     

犹豫模糊语言Heronian平均算子在多属性决策中的应用

针对输入变量之间的相互影响以及评价值为犹豫模糊语言信息的多属性决策问题,提出一种基于犹豫模糊语言Heronian平均算子的多属性决策方法。由于Heronian平均(HM)算子具有能够反映输入变量之间相互关联的良好特性,在犹豫模糊语言信息环境下,提出了两种新的集成算子,即犹豫模糊语言Heronian平均(HFLHM)算子和犹豫模糊语言几何Heronian平均(HFLGHM)算子,同时研究了它们的一些特性。考虑到输入变量具有不同的重要程度,还定义了犹豫模糊语言加权Heronian平均(HFLWHM)算子和犹豫模糊语言加权几何Heronian平均(HFLWGHM)算子。最后提出了基于HFLWHM算子和HFLWGHM算子的犹豫模糊语言多属性决策方法,并通过实例验证了这些算子的合理性和可行性。     

不同直觉偏好信息下的多属性决策方法

研究了属性值为实数且决策者对属性的偏好信息以直觉判断矩阵或残缺直觉判断矩阵给出的模糊多属性决策问题.首先介绍了直觉判断矩阵、一致性直觉判断矩阵、残缺直觉判断矩阵、一致性残缺直觉判断矩阵等概念,而后分别考虑关于直觉判断矩阵和残缺直觉判断矩阵的多属性决策问题,接着建立了基于直觉判断矩阵和残缺直觉判断矩阵的多属性群决策模型,通过求解这些模型获得属性的权重.进而给出了不同直觉偏好信息下的多属性决策方法.最后通过一个例子说明了该方法的可行性和实用性.     

一种基于Choquet积分的多属性直觉模糊决策方法

研究了决策者对方案的主观偏好值以及属性值均为直觉模糊数的且属性间存在关联的多属性决策问题.利用Choquet模糊积分作为集结算子,构建了基于属性关联的M OD和SOD模型.通过求解模型获得属性的权重,进而给出了一种新的直觉模糊多属性决策方法.最后通过一个算例说明了该决策方法的有效性和可行性.     

基于区间直觉梯形模糊数的改进TOPSIS多属性决策方法

研究了属性权重完全未知的区间直觉梯形模糊数的多属性决策问题,结合TOPSIS方法定义了相对贴近度及总贴近度公式.首先由区间直觉梯形模糊数的Hamming距离给出了每个方案的属性与正负理想解的距离,基于此,给出了相对贴近度矩阵,根据所有决策方案的综合贴近度最小化建立多目标规划模型,从而确定属性的权重值,然后根据区间直觉梯形模糊数的加权算数平均算子求出各决策方案的总贴近度,根据总贴近度的大小对方案进行排序;最后,通过实例分析说明该方法的可行性和有效性.