Ranking alternatives using fuzzy numbers

We investigate the problem of employing expert opinion to rank alternatives across a set of criteria. The experts use fuzzy numbers to express their preferences and we employ fuzzy arithmetic to compute an issue's fuzzy ranking. This leads to a partition of the alternatives into sets H₁, H₂,… where H₁ contains the highest ranked issues, H₂ has all the second highest ranked alternatives, etc. The total ranking process is shown to possess a number of important properties. An example is presented to illustrate the method.     

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。     

Ranking multi-criterion river basin planning alternatives using fuzzy numbers

The methodology proposed by Anand Raj and Nagesh Kumar [5] to rank the river basin planning and development alternatives under multi-criterion environment using fuzzy numbers is applied to a case study. The purpose is to find the most suitable planning of reservoirs with their associated purposes aimed at the development of one of the major peninsular river basins (Krishna river basin) in India. A set of 7 alternative systems with 8 main objectives, which are further subdivided into 18 criteria, are considered for ordering or ranking them employing the opinion (preference structure) of three experts: an acadamician, a field engineer and an official from Ministry of Water Resources, using fuzzy numbers. The fuzzy weights (w_i) of alternatives (A_i) are computed using standard fuzzy arithmetic. The concepts of maximizing set and minimizing set are introduced to decide total utility or order value of each of the alternatives.     

A method of fuzzy preference relation to authorize the worldwide interoperability for microwave access license in Taiwan

This study proposes a preference relation based evaluation framework to help the National Communication Commission (NCC) in Taiwan authorize a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) license under a fuzzy environment where the uncertainty, subjectivity and vagueness are dealt with linguistic variables parameterized by triangular fuzzy numbers. This study applies the fuzzy multi-criteria decision making approach to determine the importance weights of evaluation criteria and consolidate the performance ratings of possible alternatives. Aggregated the evaluators’ opinions toward the criteria and alternatives, the fuzzy preference relation approach is utilized to obtain the non-dominated degree of each alternative for the decision makers to make a final decision. Simultaneously, an empirical case involving sixteen quantitative and fifteen qualitative evaluation criteria, thirteen telecommunication applicants assessed by twelve specialists from various fields of telecommunication industry in Taiwan is solicited to demonstrate the proposed approach.     

Multicriteria fuzzy decision-making method using entropy weights-based correlation coefficients of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets

A multicriteria fuzzy decision-making method based on weighted correlation coefficients using entropy weights is proposed under interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy environment for the some situations where the information about criteria weights for alternatives is completely unknown. To determine the entropy weights with respect to a decision matrix provided as interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IVIFSs), we propose two entropy measures for IVIFSs and establish an entropy weight model, which can be used to determine the criteria weights on alternatives, and then propose an evaluation formula of weighted correlation coefficient between an alternative and the ideal alternative. The alternatives can be ranked and the most desirable one(s) can be selected according to the values of the weighted correlation coefficients. Finally, two applied examples demonstrate the applicability and benefit of the proposed method: it is capable for handling the multicriteria fuzzy decision-making problems with completely unknown weights for criteria.     

模糊多属性群体决策模糊距离折中比值法及应用

为解决复杂条件下的模糊多属性群体决策问题,利用模糊距离的概念,提出了模糊距离折中比值法(FCRM)。在FCRM中,属性权重和定性属性评估值由语言变量和三角模糊数描述,并用模糊距离度量模糊数之间的距离。FCRM的决策原则是所选择的最优解在尽可能地贴近正理想解的同时尽可能地远离负理想解,同时充分考虑多个决策者的主观态度。文中详细阐述了FCRM的决策过程,通过实例将其应用于军事航线优选问题并与其他相关方法进行了比较分析,证实了该方法的有效性。     

Fuzzy decision-making method based on the weighted correlation coefficient under intuitionistic fuzzy environment

A multicriteria fuzzy decision-making method based on weighted correlation coefficients using entropy weights is proposed under intuitionistic fuzzy environment for some situations where the information about criteria weights for alternatives is completely unknown. To determine the entropy weights with respect to a set of criteria represented by intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs), we establish an entropy weight model, which can be used to get the criteria weights, and then propose an evaluation formula of weighted correlation coefficient between an alternative and the ideal alternative. The alternatives can be ranked and the most desirable one(s) can be selected according to the weighted correlation coefficients. Finally, two illustrative examples demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of the proposed method.     

综合同异质群决策的配送中心选址研究

考虑到决策专家由于各自的专业和经验不同,提出了基于决策专家重要性的模糊多属性群决策方法解决物流配送中心选址决策问题。最终决策者根据各个专家的不同重要程度分配权重,各个专家采用语言变量对备选方案的各级准则赋予权重和评价等级。最后,通过集成和清晰化方法计算出各个配送中心备选方案的优先排序。     

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.     

基于新精确函数的区间直觉模糊多属性决策方法

基于区间直觉模糊数隶属度和非隶属度构成的二维几何图形特征给出区间直觉模糊数精确函数的新定义,并将其作为区间直觉模糊数的排序指标,区间直觉模糊数的精确函数值越大,则区间直觉模糊数就越大,进而提出一种权重信息不完全确定的区间直觉模糊多属性决策方法.通过算例分析说明所提出排序指标的有效性和决策方法的可行性.     

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.     

An improved method for ranking alternatives in multiple criteria decision analysis

Scoring rules are an important disputable subject in data envelopment analysis (DEA). Various organizations use voting systems whose main object is to rank alternatives. In these methods, the ranks of alternatives are obtained by their associated weights. The method for determining the ranks of alternatives by their weights is an important issue. This problem has been the subject at hand of some authors. We suggest a three-stage method for the ranking of alternatives. In the first stage, the rank position of each alternative is computed based on the best and worst weights in the optimistic and pessimistic cases, respectively. The vector of weights obtained in the first stage is not a singleton. Hence, to deal with this problem, a secondary goal is used in the second stage. In the third stage of our method, the ranks of the alternatives approach the optimistic or pessimistic case. It is mentionable that the model proposed in the third stage is a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) model and there are several methods for solving it; we use the weighted sum method in this paper. The model is solved by mixed integer programming. Also, we obtain an interval for the rank of each alternative. We present two models on the basis of the average of ranks in the optimistic and pessimistic cases. The aim of these models is to compute the rank by common weights.     

基于ELECTRE方法的模糊多属性群决策

结合模糊集理论知识,将经典的ELECTRE方法拓展到模糊环境下,用来解决模糊多属性群决策问题.决策问题中涉及到的属性评价值与属性权值是以三角模糊数的形式给出.首先集结各决策者的评价矩阵,构造模糊群决策矩阵,在规范化的基础上,分别对其进行模糊和谐性检验与模糊非和谐性检验,最后通过设定否决门槛值得到一致性比较矩阵,最终评价结果也是以三角模糊数的形式给出.该方法操作方便,计算简单.给出的实例验证了此方法的可行性和有效性.     

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。     

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.     

A fuzzy MCDM approach for stock selection

A fuzzy MCDM approach is applied to the stock selection problem, where the proposed approach can deal with qualitative information in addition to quantitative information. A hierarchy of major–sub criteria is then established to reduce the dependence between criteria. The ratings of alternatives versus qualitative sub-criteria and the weights of major- and sub-criteria are assessed in linguistic terms represented by fuzzy numbers. Each sub-criterion is in a benefit, cost, or balanced nature. New standardization methods for fuzzy numbers in the cost and balanced nature are presented. The algorithms of membership functions of the final aggregation are completely developed instead of approximation. The final aggregations in fuzzy numbers are then defuzzified to crisp values in order to rank the performance of alternatives. Moreover, the ratio of market price to performance (PP) is suggested to filter the over/under-pricing of alternatives. A set of buying/selling strategies are recommended according to the performance and PP. An empirical example then demonstrates the processing of the proposed approach.     

Mean utility in the assurance region model

This paper addresses the problem of ranking a finite set of alternatives through a linear utility with coefficients randomly distributed. In order to model relative importance of the different criteria, assurance regions on weights are used. A closed formula for the expected utility of each alternative is obtained under uniformity assumptions, and as a consequence, different ranking methods are proposed.     

Multi-person multi-attribute decision making models under intuitionistic fuzzy environment

Intuitionistic fuzzy numbers, each of which is characterized by the degree of membership and the degree of non-membership of an element, are a very useful means to depict the decision information in the process of decision making. In this article, we investigate the group decision making problems in which all the information provided by the decision makers is expressed as intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices where each of the elements is characterized by intuitionistic fuzzy number, and the information about attribute weights is partially known, which may be constructed by various forms. We first use the intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid geometric (IFHG) operator to aggregate all individual intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices provided by the decision makers into the collective intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix, then we utilize the score function to calculate the score of each attribute value and construct the score matrix of the collective intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix. Based on the score matrix and the given attribute weight information, we establish some optimization models to determine the weights of attributes. Furthermore, we utilize the obtained attribute weights and the intuitionistic fuzzy weighted geometric (IFWG) operator to fuse the intuitionistic fuzzy information in the collective intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix to get the overall intuitionistic fuzzy values of alternatives by which the ranking of all the given alternatives can be found. Finally, we give an illustrative example.     

Fuzzy hierarchical analysis revisited

We present a new method of finding the fuzzy weights in fuzzy hierarchical analysis which is the direct fuzzification of the original method used by Saaty in the analytic hierarchy process. We test our new procedure in two cases where there are formulas for the crisp weights. An example is presented where there are five criteria and three alternatives.