CONSENSUS MODELLING IN GROUP DECISION MAKING: DYNAMICAL APPROACH BASED ON FUZZY PREFERENCES

2007 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 219-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIO FEDRIZZI ◽  
MICHELE FEDRIZZI ◽  
R. A. MARQUES PEREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cost Function ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Weighted Averaging ◽  
Dynamical Process ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Preference Structure ◽  
Preference Structures

The. notion of consensus plays an important role in group decision making, particularly when the collective preference structure is generated by a dynamical aggregation process of the single individual preference structures. In this dynamical process of aggregation each single decision maker gradually transforms his/her preference structure by combining it, through iterative weighted averaging, with the preference structures of the remaining decision makers. In this way, the collective decision emerges dynamically as a result of the consensual interaction among the various decision makers in the group. From the point of view of applied mathematics, the models of consensual dynamics stand in the context of multi-agent complex systems, with interactive and nonlinear dynamics. The consensual interaction among the various agents (decision makers) acts on their state variables (the preferences) in order to optimize an appropriate measure of consensus, which can be of type 'hard' (unanimous agreement within the group of decision makers) or 'soft' (partial agreement within the group of decision makers). In this paper, we study the modelling of consensus reaching when the individual testimonies are assumed to be expressed as fuzzy preference relations. Here consensus is meant as the degree to which most of the experts agree on the preferences associated to the most relevant alternatives. First of all we derive a degree of dissensus based on linguistic quantifiers and then we introduce a form of network dynamics in which the quantifiers are represented by scaling functions. Finally, assuming that the decision makers can express their preferences in a more flexible way, i.e. by using triangular fuzzy numbers, we describe the iterative process of opinion transformation towards consensus via the gradient dynamics of a cost function expressed as a linear combination of a dissensus cost function and an inertial cost function.

Some Interval-Valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Einstein Weighted Averaging Aggregation Operators and Their Application to Group Decision Making

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 393-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaista Rahman ◽  
Saleem Abdullah ◽  
Muhammad Sajjad Ali Khan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Aggregation Operator ◽  
Aggregation Operators ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Weighted Averaging ◽  
Fuzzy Information ◽  
Multiple Attribute ◽  
Interval Valued

Abstract In this paper, we introduce the notion of Einstein aggregation operators, such as the interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy Einstein weighted averaging aggregation operator and the interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy Einstein ordered weighted averaging aggregation operator. We also discuss some desirable properties, such as idempotency, boundedness, commutativity, and monotonicity. The main advantage of using the proposed operators is that these operators give a more complete view of the problem to the decision makers. These operators provide more accurate and precise results as compared the existing method. Finally, we apply these operators to deal with multiple-attribute group decision making under interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy information. For this, we construct an algorithm for multiple-attribute group decision making. Lastly, we also construct a numerical example for multiple-attribute group decision making.

Dependent Interval 2-Tuple Linguistic Aggregation Operators and Their Application to Multiple Attribute Group Decision Making

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (05) ◽  
pp. 717-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu-Chen Liu ◽  
Qing-Lian Lin ◽  
Jing Wu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Aggregation Operators ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Weighted Averaging ◽  
Linguistic Variables ◽  
Preference Information ◽  
Operational Laws ◽  
Multiple Attribute

Consider the various types of uncertain preference information provided by the decision makers and the importance of determining the associated weights for the aggregation operator, the multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) methods based on some dependent interval 2-tuple linguistic aggregation operators are proposed in this paper. Firstly some operational laws and possibility degree of interval 2-tuple linguistic variables are introduced. Then, we develop a dependent interval 2-tuple weighted averaging (DITWA) operator and a dependent interval 2-tuple weighted geometric (DITWG) operator, in which the associated weights only depend on the aggregated interval 2-tuple arguments and can relieve the influence of unfair arguments on the aggregated results by assigning low weights to them. Based on the DITWA and the DITWG operators, some approaches for multiple attribute group decision making with interval 2-tuple linguistic information are proposed. Finally, an illustrative example is given to demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of the proposed approaches.

scholarly journals Application of the Bipolar Neutrosophic Hamacher Averaging Aggregation Operators to Group Decision Making: An Illustrative Example

Symmetry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jamil ◽  
Saleem Abdullah ◽  
Muhammad Yaqub Khan ◽  
Florentin Smarandache ◽  
Fazal Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Aggregation Operators ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Weighted Averaging ◽  
Neutrosophic Set ◽  
Ordered Weighted Averaging ◽  
New Methods

The present study aims to introduce the notion of bipolar neutrosophic Hamacher aggregation operators and to also provide its application in real life. Then neutrosophic set (NS) can elaborate the incomplete, inconsistent, and indeterminate information, Hamacher aggregation operators, and extended Einstein aggregation operators to the arithmetic and geometric aggregation operators. First, we give the fundamental definition and operations of the neutrosophic set and the bipolar neutrosophic set. Our main focus is on the Hamacher aggregation operators of bipolar neutrosophic, namely, bipolar neutrosophic Hamacher weighted averaging (BNHWA), bipolar neutrosophic Hamacher ordered weighted averaging (BNHOWA), and bipolar neutrosophic Hamacher hybrid averaging (BNHHA) along with their desirable properties. The prime gain of utilizing the suggested methods is that these operators progressively provide total perspective on the issue necessary for the decision makers. These tools provide generalized, increasingly exact, and precise outcomes when compared to the current methods. Finally, as an application, we propose new methods for the multi-criteria group decision-making issues by using the various kinds of bipolar neutrosophic operators with a numerical model. This demonstrates the usefulness and practicality of this proposed approach in real life.

scholarly journals A Similarity Measure-based Optimization Model for Group Decision Making with Multiplicative and Fuzzy Preference Relations

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangrui Chao ◽  
Yi Peng ◽  
Gang Kou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Optimization Methods ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Preference Relations ◽  
Priority Vector ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Fuzzy Preference Relations ◽  
Preference Structures

Group decision making (GDM) problem based on different preference relations aims to obtain a collective opinion based on various preference structures provided by a group of decision makers (DMs) or experts, those who have varying backgrounds and interests in real world. The decision process in proposed question includes three steps: integrating varying preference structures, reaching consensus opinion, selecting the best alternative. Two major approaches: preference transformation and optimization methods have been developed to deal with the issue in first step. However, the transformation processes causes information lose and existing optimization methods are so computationally complex that it is not easy to be used by management practice. This study proposes a new consistency-based method to integrate multiplicative and fuzzy preference relations, which is based on a cosine similarity measure to derive a collective priority vector. The basic idea is that a collective priority vector should be as similar per column as possible to a pairwise comparative matrix (PCM) in order to assure the group preference has highest consistency for each decision makers. The model is computationally simple, because it can be solved using a Lagrangian approach and obtain a collective priority vector following four simple steps. The proposed method can further used to derive priority vector of fuzzy AHP. Using three illustrative examples, the effectiveness and simpleness of the proposed model is demonstrated by comparison with other methods. The results show that the proposed model achieves the largest cosine values in all three examples, indicating the solution is the nearest theoretical perfectly consistent opinion for each decision makers.

scholarly journals Prioritized Linguistic Interval-Valued Aggregation Operators and Their Applications in Group Decision-Making Problems

Mathematics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Kumar ◽  
Harish Garg
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Aggregation Operators ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Weighted Averaging ◽  
Efficient Tool ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Quantitative Manner ◽  
Interval Valued

The linguistic interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy (LIVIF) set is an efficient tool to represent data in the form of interval membership degrees in a qualitative rather than a quantitative manner. The LIVIF set combines the features of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs) and the linguistic variables (LV) and hence provides more freedom to decision-makers. Under this environment, the main objective of this manuscript is to propose some new aggregation operators by capturing the prioritized relationship between the objects. For this, different weighted averaging and geometric aggregation operators are proposed in which preferences related to each object are expressed in terms of LIVIF numbers. Desirable properties of the proposed operators are studied. Further, a group decision-making (DM) approach is presented to solve the multi-attribute DM problems, and its efficiency has been verified with an illustrative example.

CPT-MABAC method for spherical fuzzy multiple attribute group decision making and its application to green supplier selection

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Huiyuan Zhang ◽  
Guiwu Wei ◽  
Xudong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
Entropy Method ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Green Supplier Selection ◽  
Multiple Attribute ◽  
Psychological Perceptions

The green supplier selection is one of the popular multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems. The spherical fuzzy sets (SFSs) can fully express the complexity and fuzziness of evaluation information for green supplier selection. Furthermore, the classic MABAC (multi-attributive border approximation area comparison) method based on the cumulative prospect theory (CPT-MABAC) is designed, which is an optional method in reflecting the psychological perceptions of decision makers (DMs). Therefore, in this article, we propose a spherical fuzzy CPT-MABAC (SF-CPT-MABAC) method for MAGDM issues. Meanwhile, considering the different preferences of DMs to attribute sets, we obtain the objective weights of attributes through entropy method. Focusing on the current popular problems, this paper applies the proposed method for green supplier selection and proves for green supplier selection based on SF-CPT-MABAC method. Finally, by comparing existing methods, the effectiveness of the proposed method is certified.

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.

Method for Selecting Storage Enterprises Based on IFHA

2015 ◽  
Vol 713-715 ◽  
pp. 1769-1772
Author(s):  
Jie Wu ◽  
Lei Na Zheng ◽  
Tie Jun Pan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Decision Problems ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
Multiple Decision Makers ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Averaging Operator

In order to reflect the decision-making more scientific and democratic, modern decision problems often require the participation of multiple decision makers. In group decision making process,require the use of intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid averaging operator (IFHA) to get the final decision result.

scholarly journals Triangular Cubic Hesitant Fuzzy Einstein Hybrid Weighted Averaging Operator and Its Application to Decision Making

Symmetry ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliya Fahmi ◽  
Fazli Amin ◽  
Florentin Smarandache ◽  
Madad Khan ◽  
Nasruddin Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Aggregation Operators ◽  
Weighted Averaging ◽  
Linguistic Information ◽  
Ordered Weighted Averaging ◽  
Averaging Operator ◽  
Multiple Attribute ◽  
The Relationship

In this paper, triangular cubic hesitant fuzzy Einstein weighted averaging (TCHFEWA) operator, triangular cubic hesitant fuzzy Einstein ordered weighted averaging (TCHFEOWA) operator and triangular cubic hesitant fuzzy Einstein hybrid weighted averaging (TCHFEHWA) operator are proposed. An approach to multiple attribute group decision making with linguistic information is developed based on the TCHFEWA and the TCHFEHWA operators. Furthermore, we establish various properties of these operators and derive the relationship between the proposed operators and the existing aggregation operators. Finally, a numerical example is provided to demonstrate the application of the established approach.

scholarly journals Additively Consistent Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Preference Relations and Their Application to Group Decision Making

Information ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Preference Relation ◽  
Weighted Averaging ◽  
Preference Relations ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Priority Weights ◽  
Interval Valued ◽  
Fuzzy Preference

This paper aims to propose an innovative approach to group decision making (GDM) with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy (IVIF) preference relations (IVIFPRs). First, an IVIFPR is proposed based on the additive consistency of an interval-valued fuzzy preference relation (IVFPR). Then, two mathematical or adjusted programming models are established to extract two special consistent IVFPRs. In order to derive the priority weight of an IVIFPR, after taking the two special IVFPRs into consideration, a linear optimization model is constructed by minimizing the deviations between individual judgments and between the width degrees of the interval priority weights. For GDM with IVIFPRs, the decision makers’ weights are generated by combining the adjusted subjective weights with the objective weights. Subsequently, using an IVIF-weighted averaging operator, the collective IVIFPR is obtained and utilized to derive the IVIF priority weights. Finally, a practical example of a supplier selection is analyzed to demonstrate the application of the proposed method.

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