scholarly journals Multiattribute Group Decision-Making Method Using a Genetic K-Means Clustering Algorithm

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Liu Qingguo ◽  
Liu Xinxue ◽  
Wu Jian ◽  
Li Yaxiong
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Bounded Rationality ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Decision Environment ◽  
Clustering Center ◽  
Magdm Problems

Multiattribute group decision-making (MAGDM) problems are characterized by the large number, uneven levels, and bounded rationality of decision-makers; multiple attributes and fuzziness of decision problems; and complex group behaviours. Considering these characteristics, we propose a MAGDM method using a genetic K-means clustering algorithm. First, we briefly review the traditional multiattribute decision-making method based on prospect theory (PT) and trapezoidal intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (TrIFNs) under the premise of human bounded rationality and uncertain decision environment. Then, the aggregation model of decision information given by decision-makers is established using the genetic K-means algorithm in order to determine optimal clustering results. Each clustering center represents decision information given by decision-makers in each cluster, and the weight of each clustering center is determined by considering the tightness of decision information within a cluster and the count of decision-makers in each cluster. Finally, the ranking of schemes is obtained according to the comparison rules of TrIFNs. We design comparison simulation experiments to test the proposed method and the simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method is apprehensible and feasible to solve MAGDM problems.

A Multi-Criteria Intuitionistic Fuzzy Group Decision Making Method for Supplier Selection with VIKOR Method

2012 ◽  
pp. 967-983
Author(s):  
Razieh Roostaee ◽  
Mohammad Izadikhah ◽  
Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi ◽  
Mohsen Rostamy-Malkhalifeh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Uncertain Information ◽  
Vikor Method ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
The Right

Supplier selection, the process of finding the right suppliers who are able to provide the buyer with the right quality products and/or services at the right price, at the right time and in the right quantities, is one of the most critical activities for establishing an effective supply chain, and is typically a multi-criteria group decision problem. In many practical situations, there usually exists incomplete and uncertain information, and the decision makers cannot easily express their judgments on the candidates with exact and crisp values. Therefore, in this paper an extended VIKOR method for group decision making with intuitionistic fuzzy numbers is proposed to solve the supplier selection problem under incomplete and uncertain information environment. In other researches in this area, the weights of each decision makers and in many of them the weights of criteria are pre-determined, but these weights have been calculated in this paper by using the decision matrix of each decision maker. Also, normalized Hamming distance is proposed to calculate the distance between intuitionistic fuzzy numbers. Finally, a numerical example for supplier selection is given to clarify the main results developed in this paper.

Extension of VIKOR Method for Multi-Attribute Group Decision Making with Incomplete Weights

2014 ◽  
Vol 513-517 ◽  
pp. 721-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Guang Xu ◽  
Dong Xiao Liu ◽  
Min Li
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Fuzzy Decision ◽  
Vikor Method ◽  
Decision Matrix ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Magdm Problems ◽  
Interval Valued

In this paper, we First utilize the induced interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid averaging (I-IIFHA) operator to aggregate all individual interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices provided by the decision makers into a collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix. Based on the basic ideal of traditional VIKOR method, we establish an optimization model to determine the weights of attributes. Then, calculation steps based on the collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix and traditional VIKOR method for solving the MAGDM problems with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy assessments and partially known weight information are given. Finally, a numerical example is used to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach.

Extension of VIKOR Method for Multi-Attribute Group Decision Making with Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Assessments and Incomplete Weights

2014 ◽  
Vol 513-517 ◽  
pp. 725-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Guang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Fuzzy Decision ◽  
Vikor Method ◽  
Decision Matrix ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Magdm Problems ◽  
Interval Valued

In this paper, we investigate the multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) 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 utilize the induced interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid averaging (I-IIFHA) operator to aggregate all individual interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices provided by the decision makers into a collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix. Based on the basic ideal of traditional VIKOR method, we establish an optimization model to determine the weights of attributes. Then, calculation steps based on the collective interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrix and traditional VIKOR method for solving the MAGDM problems with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy assessments and partially known weight information are given. Finally, a numerical example is used to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach.

Extended TOPSIS with Correlation Coefficient of Triangular Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets for Multiple Attribute Group Decision Making

2013 ◽  
pp. 230-258
Author(s):  
John P. Robinson ◽  
Henry E.C. Amirtharaj
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Order Preference ◽  
Magdm Problems

This paper extends the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) for solving multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems under triangular intuitionistic fuzzy sets by using its correlation coefficient. In situations where the information or the data is of the form of triangular intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (TIFNs), some arithmetic aggregation operators have to be defined, namely the triangular intuitionistic fuzzy ordered weighted averaging (TIFOWA) operator and the triangular intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid aggregation (TIFHA) operator. An extended TOPSIS model is developed to solve the MAGDM problems using a new type of correlation coefficient defined for TIFNs based on the triangular intuitionistic fuzzy weighted arithmetic averaging (TIFWAA) operator and the TIFHA operator. With an illustration this proposed model of MAGDM with the correlation coefficient of TIFNs is compared with the other existing methods.

CPT-MABAC-Based multiple attribute group decision making method with probabilistic hesitant fuzzy information

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ningna Liao ◽  
Hui Gao ◽  
Guiwu Wei ◽  
Xudong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Fuzzy Information ◽  
Fuzzy Environment ◽  
Multiple Attribute ◽  
Probabilistic Hesitant Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Magdm Problems

Facing with a sea of fuzzy information, decision makers always feel it difficult to select the optimal alternatives. Probabilistic hesitant fuzzy sets (PHFs) utilize the possible numbers and the possible membership degrees to describe the behavior of the decision makers. though this environment has been introduced to solve problems using different methods, this circumstance can still be explored by using different method. This paper’ s aim is to develop the MABAC (Multi-Attributive Border Approximation area Comparison) decision-making method which based on cumulative prospect theory (CPT) in probabilistic hesitant fuzzy environment to handle multiple attributes group decision making (MAGDM) problems. Then the weighting vector of attributes can be calculated by the method of entropy. Then, in order to show the applicability of the proposed method, it is validated by a case study for buying a house. Finally, through comparing the outcome of comparative analysis, we conclude that this designed method is acceptable.

Taxonomy method for multiple attribute group decision making based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy with entropy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Lu Xiao ◽  
Guiwu Wei ◽  
Yanfeng Guo ◽  
Xudong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Multiple Attribute ◽  
Magdm Problems ◽  
Interval Valued

Interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy set (IVIFS) is a flexible method to deal with uncertainty and fuzziness. For the past few years, extensive researches about the multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems based on IVIFSs has been extensively studied in many fields. In this study, the Taxonomy method based on IVIFSs (IVIF-Taxonomy) was proposed for MAGDM problems. For the sake of the objectivity of attribute weight, entropy is introduced into the proposed model. The IVIF-Taxonomy method fully considers the weight of the decision makers (DMs) and the homogeneity of the chosen alternatives, making it more realistic. In addition, we apply IVIF-Taxonomy method to fund selection to verify the validity of IVIF-Taxonomy method. Finally, the trustworthy of IVIF-Taxonomy method is proved by comparing with the aggregate operator, IVIF-TOPSIS method, IVIF-GRA method and modified IVIF-WASPAS method.

scholarly journals EMBEDDED REMOTE GROUP ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MODIFICATION IN MACBETH – AN APPLICATION OF CONTRACTOR’S SELECTION IN CONSTRUCTION

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 595-616
Author(s):  
Ali Raza Khoso ◽  
Aminah Md. Yusof ◽  
Zhen-Song Chen ◽  
Xian-Jia Wang ◽  
Mirosław J. Skibniewski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Evaluation Technique ◽  
Alternative System ◽  
Collective Decisions ◽  
Group Environment ◽  
Decision Making System ◽  
Decision Environment

A group decision environment has profound roots in MACBETH (Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical Based Evaluation Technique) analysis which indeed has plentiful advantages; however, many researchers envisage the embedded group decision system as an impediment in actual implementation. The accessibility of explicit interaction of decision makers at a single platform in the form of embedded group decision environment is a great impediment to the researchers. Accordingly, this research aims to tailor a novel alternative system of dealing with the embedded group decision under a remote group decision environment via integrating MACBETH and Exploratory Factor Analysis. The study finds that an embedded remote group decision making system could serve as an alternative system of group decision making which has plentiful perks in group decision applications. This system could help researchers to carry out research without confusing in embedded group decision environment but including all decision-makers in the model. The implication of proposed system is not only limited to MACBETH; however, due to system’s versatility, a similar approach could be fruitful for other group-related environments involving collective decisions.

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.

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