scholarly journals Compatibility measurement-based group decision making with interval fuzzy preference relations

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Xue-Yang Zhang ◽  
Zhou J Wang

In this paper, we put forward a ratio-based compatibility degree between any two ]0,1[-valued interval numbers to measure how proximate they approach to each other. A compatibility measurement is presented to evaluate the compatibility degree between a pair of ]0,1[-valued interval fuzzy preference relations (IFPRs). By employing the geometric mean, a measurement formula is proposed to calculate how close one interval fuzzy preference relation is to all the other interval fuzzy preference relations in a group. We devise an induced interval fuzzy ordered weighted geometric (IIFOWG) operator to aggregate ]0,1[-valued interval numbers, and apply the induced interval fuzzy ordered weighted geometric operator to fuse interval fuzzy preference relations into a collective one. Based on the compatibility measurement between two interval fuzzy preference relations, a notion of acceptable consensus of interval fuzzy preference relations is introduced to check the consensus level between an individual interval fuzzy preference relation and a collective interval fuzzy preference relation, and a novel procedure is developed to handle group decision-making problems with interval fuzzy preference relations. A numerical example with respect to the evaluation of e-commerce websites is provided to illustrate the proposed procedure.

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Xuan Yang ◽  
Zhou-Jing Wang

This paper presents a geometric least square framework for deriving[0,1]-valued interval weights from interval fuzzy preference relations. By analyzing the relationship among[0,1]-valued interval weights, multiplicatively consistent interval judgments, and planes, a geometric least square model is developed to derive a normalized[0,1]-valued interval weight vector from an interval fuzzy preference relation. Based on the difference ratio between two interval fuzzy preference relations, a geometric average difference ratio between one interval fuzzy preference relation and the others is defined and employed to determine the relative importance weights for individual interval fuzzy preference relations. A geometric least square based approach is further put forward for solving group decision making problems. An individual decision numerical example and a group decision making problem with the selection of enterprise resource planning software products are furnished to illustrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed models.


Author(s):  
Shenghai Zhou ◽  
Xuanhua Xu ◽  
Yanju Zhou ◽  
Xiaohong Chen

Aiming at the large group decision-making problem in which every decision maker compares pairwise alternatives with fuzzy preference relations, this paper proposes a fuzzy preference relation decision-making method of large group based on conflicts. Firstly, priority should be given to the preference difference under complex large group environment, so we define the conflict degree of two fuzzy preference relations, which contributes to cluster analysis on preferences of the decision maker and thus forms several different clusters. Based on this, we simulate and analyze the threshold of conflict degree. Then we develop the entropy weight method to get the relevant weight of each cluster, and use the weight to aggregate the cluster preferences in order to attain the large group preference based on fuzzy preference relation. Next, an iteration algorithm is introduced to find a solution which could acquire the group alternatives fuzzy preference relation of a certain conflict level and obtain the ranking result of alternatives. Finally, a case analysis is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the method proposed.


Author(s):  
J. M. TAPIA GARCÍA ◽  
M. J. DEL MORAL ◽  
M. A. MARTÍNEZ ◽  
E. HERRERA-VIEDMA

Interval fuzzy preference relations can be useful to express decision makers' preferences in group decision-making problems. Usually, we apply a selection process and a consensus process to solve a group decision situation. In this paper, we present a consensus model for group decision-making problems with interval fuzzy preference relations. This model is based on two consensus criteria, a consensus measure and a proximity measure, and also on the concept of coincidence among preferences. We compute both consensus criteria in the three representation levels of a preference relation and design an automatic feedback mechanism to guide experts in the consensus reaching process. We show an application example in social work.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zia Bashir ◽  
Tabasam Rashid ◽  
Mobashir Iqbal

Preference of an alternative over another alternative is a useful way to express the opinion of decision maker. In the process of group decision making, preference relations are used in preference modelling of the alternatives under given criteria. The probability is an important tool to deal with uncertainty; in many scenarios of decision making probabilities of different events affect the decision making process directly. In order to deal with this issue, in this paper, hesitant probabilistic fuzzy preference relation (HPFPR) is defined. Furthermore, consistency of HPFPR and consensus among decision makers are studied in the hesitant probabilistic fuzzy environment. In this respect, many novel algorithms are developed to achieve consistency of HPFPRs and reasonable consensus between decision makers and a final algorithm is proposed comprehending all other algorithms, presenting a complete decision support model for group decision making. Lastly, we present a case study with complete illustration of the proposed model and discussed the effects of probabilities on decision making validating the importance of the introduction of probability in hesitant fuzzy preference relation.


Author(s):  
HUCHANG LIAO ◽  
ZESHUI XU ◽  
MEIMEI XIA

As we may have a set of possible values when comparing alternatives (or criteria), the hesitant fuzzy preference relation becomes a suitable and powerful technique to deal with this case. This paper mainly focuses on the multiplicative consistency of the hesitant fuzzy preference relation. First of all, we explore some properties of the hesitant fuzzy preference relation and develop some new aggregation operators. Then we introduce the concepts of multiplicative consistency, perfect multiplicative consistency and acceptable multiplicative consistency for a hesitant fuzzy preference relation, based on which, two algorithms are given to improve the inconsistency level of a hesitant fuzzy preference relation. Furthermore, the consensus of group decision making is studied based on the hesitant fuzzy preference relations. Finally, several illustrative examples are given to demonstrate the practicality of our algorithms.


Author(s):  
JANUSZ KACPRZYK ◽  
S£AWOMIR ZADROZNY

A fuzzy preference relation is a popular model to represent both individual and group preferences. However, what is often sought is a subset of alternatives that is an ultimate solution of a decision problem. In order to arrive at such a final solution individal and/or group choice rules may be employed. There is a wealth of such rules devised in the context of the classical, crisp preference relations. Originally, most of the popular group decision making rules were conceived for classical (crisp) preference relations (orderings), and then extended to the case of traditional fuzzy preference relations. Moreover, they often differ in their assumptions about the properties o the preference relations to be processed. In the paper we pursue the path towards a universal representation of such rules that provides an effective generalization of the classical rules for the fuzzy case. Moreover, it leads to a meaningful extension to the linguistic preferences, in the spirit of the computing with words paradigm.


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