A NEW METHOD FOR RANKING TRIANGULAR FUZZY NUMBERS

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (05) ◽  
pp. 729-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
EMRAH AKYAR ◽  
HANDAN AKYAR ◽  
SERKAN ALİ DÜZCE
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
New Method ◽  
Triangular Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Application Systems ◽  
Systems Control

The ranking and comparing of fuzzy numbers have important practical uses, such as in risk analysis problems, decision-making, optimization, forecasting, socioeconomic systems, control and certain other fuzzy application systems. Several methods for ranking fuzzy numbers have been widely-discussed though most of them have shortcomings. In this paper, we present a new method for ranking triangular fuzzy numbers based on their incenter and inradius. The proposed method is much simpler and more efficient than other methods in the literature. Some comparative examples are also given to illustrate the advantages of the proposed method.

scholarly journals Ranking Fuzzy Numbers with a Distance Method using Circumcenter of Centroids and an Index of Modality

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Phani Bushan Rao ◽  
N. Ravi Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Satisfactory Result ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
New Method ◽  
Triangular Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Distance Method ◽  
Fuzzy Environment ◽  
Index Of Optimism

Ranking fuzzy numbers are an important aspect of decision making in a fuzzy environment. Since their inception in 1965, many authors have proposed different methods for ranking fuzzy numbers. However, there is no method which gives a satisfactory result to all situations. Most of the methods proposed so far are nondiscriminating and counterintuitive. This paper proposes a new method for ranking fuzzy numbers based on the Circumcenter of Centroids and uses an index of optimism to reflect the decision maker's optimistic attitude and also an index of modality that represents the neutrality of the decision maker. This method ranks various types of fuzzy numbers which include normal, generalized trapezoidal, and triangular fuzzy numbers along with crisp numbers with the particularity that crisp numbers are to be considered particular cases of fuzzy numbers.

scholarly journals Fuzzy Risk Analysis for a Production System Based on the Nagel Point of a Triangle

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Handan Akyar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
New Method ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Triangular Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Ranking Methods ◽  
Analysis Problem ◽  
Centroid Point ◽  
Fuzzy Risk Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Ranking

Ordering and ranking fuzzy numbers and their comparisons play a significant role in decision-making problems such as social and economic systems, forecasting, optimization, and risk analysis problems. In this paper, a new method for ordering triangular fuzzy numbers using the Nagel point of a triangle is presented. With the aid of the proposed method, reasonable properties of ordering fuzzy numbers are verified. Certain comparative examples are given to illustrate the advantages of the new method. Many papers have been devoted to studies on fuzzy ranking methods, but some of these studies have certain shortcomings. The proposed method overcomes the drawbacks of the existing methods in the literature. The suggested method can order triangular fuzzy numbers as well as crisp numbers and fuzzy numbers with the same centroid point. An application to the fuzzy risk analysis problem is given, based on the suggested ordering approach.

scholarly journals AN EXTENSION OF THE RATIO SYSTEM APPROACH OF MOORA METHOD FOR GROUP DECISION-MAKING BASED ON INTERVAL-VALUED TRIANGULAR FUZZY NUMBERS

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragisa STANUJKIC
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Weighted Averaging ◽  
Performance Ratings ◽  
Triangular Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Moora Method ◽  
Interval Valued

Decision-making in fuzzy environment is often a very complex, especially when related to predictions and assessments. The Ratio system approach of the MOORA method and Intervalvalued fuzzy numbers have already proved themselves as the effective tools for solving complex decision-making problems. Therefore, in this paper an extension of the Ratio system approach of the MOORA method, which allows a group decision-making as well as the use of interval-valued triangular fuzzy numbers, is proposed. Interval-fuzzy numbers are rather complex, and therefore, they are not practical for direct assigning performance ratings. For this reason, in this paper it has also been suggested the approach which allows the expression of individual performance ratings using crisp, interval or fuzzy numbers, and their further transformation into the group performance ratings, expressed in the form of interval-valued triangular fuzzy numbers, which provide greater flexibility and reality compared to the use of linguistic variables. Finally, in this paper the weighted averaging operator was proposed for defuzzification of interval-valued triangular fuzzy numbers.

A New Method for Ranking Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cui-Ping Wei ◽  
Xijin Tang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Score Function ◽  
Ranking Method ◽  
New Method ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Possibility Degree

In this paper the ranking method for intuitionistic fuzzy numbers is studied. The authors first define a possibility degree formula to compare two intuitionistic fuzzy numbers. In comparison with Chen and Tan’s score function, the possibility degree formula provides additional information for the comparison of two intuitionistic fuzzy numbers. Based on the possibility degree formula, the authors give a possibility degree method to rank intuitionistic fuzzy numbers, which is used to rank the alternatives in multi-criteria decision making problems.

Method for Fuzzy Multi-Attribute Decision-Making with Fuzzy Reciprocal Preference Relation on Alternatives under Partical Weight Information

2011 ◽  
Vol 58-60 ◽  
pp. 869-874
Author(s):  
Hong An Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Preference Relation ◽  
Triangular Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Attribute Weights ◽  
Translation Function ◽  
Goal Programming Model ◽  
Subjective Preference ◽  
Multi Attribute Decision Making

The fuzzy multi-attribute decision-making (FMADM) problems, in which the information about attribute weights is partly known, the attribute values take the form of triangular fuzzy numbers, and the decision maker (DM) has fuzzy reciprocal preference relation on alternatives, are investigated. Firstly, some concepts, such as the multiply between two triangular fuzzy numbers, the projection of triangular fuzzy numbers vectors, etc, are given. Secondly, in order to reflect to the DM’s subjective preference information on alternatives, we make the objective decision information uniform by using a translation function and establish a goal programming model, and then the attribute weights is obtained by solving the model, thus the weighted attribute values of all alternatives are gained. The concept of fuzzy positive ideal solution (FPIS) of alternatives is introduced, and the alternatives are ranked by using the projection of the weighted attribute values of every alternative on FPIS. The method not only can sufficiently utilize the objective information and meet the DM’s subjective preferences on alternatives as much as possible, but also it is characterized by simple operation and easy to implement on a computer. Finally, a practical example is illustrated to show the feasibility and availability of the developed method.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Efficiency of School Preceptors by Fuzzy Risk Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasoul Saneifard ◽  
Rahim Saneifard
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Number ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
New Method ◽  
Arithmetic Operations ◽  
Fuzzy Risk Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Weights

This paper presents a new method for evaluating the efficiency of school preceptors based on fuzzy number arithmetic operations. It uses fuzzy numbers to represent fuzzy grades. The fuzzy weights of criteria are automatically generated from the opinions of evaluators. The simplified fuzzy number arithmetic operations are used for calculating the average of fuzzy numbers. It can evaluate the efficiency of school preceptors in a more flexible and more intelligent manner.

Fuzzy Design Scheme Selection Method Based on QFD Integrated with TRIZ

2009 ◽  
Vol 419-420 ◽  
pp. 61-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Hua Qiu ◽  
Shang Liu ◽  
Dong Yan Shi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Adaptive Design ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Triangular Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Human Thought ◽  
Scheme Selection ◽  
New Framework

A new framework of decision-making is proposed in this paper to accommodate the application of quality function deployment (QFD) integrated with TRIZ. In the proposal framework, Ideal Final Result (IFR) oriented decision-making process is introduced for the innovation design process in order to select the best solution from alternatives which are generated by TRIZ and consistent with the laws of technical system evolution. Overall customer satisfaction oriented decision-making process is applied for the alternatives generated from both innovation design process and adaptive design process. The correlation matrix, which affects the weight of criteria, is modified according to the style of broken contradiction for the application of TRIZ. Meanwhile, triangular fuzzy numbers are utilized to deal with vagueness of human thought. Finally, an example is taken to show application of the framework.

scholarly journals Refractured Well Selection for Multicriteria Group Decision Making by Integrating Fuzzy AHP with Fuzzy TOPSIS Based on Interval-Typed Fuzzy Numbers

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiejun Li ◽  
Jianhua Jin ◽  
Chunquan Li
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Selection Problem ◽  
Triangular Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Multicriteria Group Decision Making

Multicriteria group decision making (MCGDM) research has rapidly been developed and become a hot topic for solving complex decision problems. Because of incomplete or non-obtainable information, the refractured well-selection problem often exists in complex and vague conditions that the relative importance of the criteria and the impacts of the alternatives on these criteria are difficult to determine precisely. This paper presents a new model for MCGDM by integrating fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) with fuzzy TOPSIS based on interval-typed fuzzy numbers, to help group decision makers for well-selection during refracturing treatment. The fuzzy AHP is used to analyze the structure of the selection problem and to determine weights of the criteria with triangular fuzzy numbers, and fuzzy TOPSIS with interval-typed triangular fuzzy numbers is proposed to determine final ranking for all the alternatives. Furthermore, the algorithm allows finding the best alternatives. The feasibility of the proposed methodology is also demonstrated by the application of refractured well-selection problem and the method will provide a more effective decision-making tool for MCGDM problems.

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