scholarly journals Group decision-making approach for flood vulnerability identification using the fuzzy VIKOR method

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 6141-6171 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Lee ◽  
K. S. Jun ◽  
E. S. Cung
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Consensus Building ◽  
Vikor Method ◽  
Flood Vulnerability ◽  
Fuzzy Vikor ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation

Abstract. This study proposes an improved group decision making (GDM) framework that combines VIKOR method with fuzzified data to quantify the spatial flood vulnerability including multi-criteria evaluation indicators. In general, GDM method is an effective tool for formulating a compromise solution that involves various decision makers since various stakeholders may have different perspectives on their flood risk/vulnerability management responses. The GDM approach is designed to achieve consensus building that reflects the viewpoints of each participant. The fuzzy VIKOR method was developed to solve multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problems with conflicting and noncommensurable criteria. This comprising method can be used to obtain a nearly ideal solution according to all established criteria. Triangular fuzzy numbers are used to consider the uncertainty of weights and the crisp data of proxy variables. This approach can effectively propose some compromising decisions by combining the GDM method and fuzzy VIKOR method. The spatial flood vulnerability of the south Han River using the GDM approach combined with the fuzzy VIKOR method was compared with the results from general MCDM methods, such as the fuzzy TOPSIS and classical GDM methods, such as those developed by Borda, Condorcet, and Copeland. The evaluated priorities were significantly dependent on the employed decision-making method. The proposed fuzzy GDM approach can reduce the uncertainty in the data confidence and weight derivation techniques. Thus, the combination of the GDM approach with the fuzzy VIKOR method can provide robust prioritization because it actively reflects the opinions of various groups and considers uncertainty in the input data.

scholarly journals Group decision-making approach for flood vulnerability identification using the fuzzy VIKOR method

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 863-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Lee ◽  
K. S. Jun ◽  
E.-S. Chung
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Consensus Building ◽  
Vikor Method ◽  
Flood Vulnerability ◽  
Fuzzy Vikor ◽  
Risk Vulnerability

Abstract. This study proposes an improved group decision making (GDM) framework that combines the VIKOR method with data fuzzification to quantify the spatial flood vulnerability including multiple criteria. In general, GDM method is an effective tool for formulating a compromise solution that involves various decision makers since various stakeholders may have different perspectives on their flood risk/vulnerability management responses. The GDM approach is designed to achieve consensus building that reflects the viewpoints of each participant. The fuzzy VIKOR method was developed to solve multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problems with conflicting and noncommensurable criteria. This comprising method can be used to obtain a nearly ideal solution according to all established criteria. This approach effectively can propose some compromising decisions by combining the GDM method and fuzzy VIKOR method. The spatial flood vulnerability of the southern Han River using the GDM approach combined with the fuzzy VIKOR method was compared with the spatial flood vulnerability using general MCDM methods, such as the fuzzy TOPSIS and classical GDM methods (i.e., Borda, Condorcet, and Copeland). As a result, the proposed fuzzy GDM approach can reduce the uncertainty in the data confidence and weight derivation techniques. Thus, the combination of the GDM approach with the fuzzy VIKOR method can provide robust prioritization because it actively reflects the opinions of various groups and considers uncertainty in the input data.

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.

A Fuzzy TOPSIS+Worst-Case Model for Personnel Evaluation Using Information Culture Criteria

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasim M. Alguliyev ◽  
Ramiz M. Aliguliyev ◽  
Rasmiyya S. Mahmudova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Personnel Evaluation ◽  
Information Culture ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Entropy Methods ◽  
Fuzzy Mcdm

Personnel evaluation process is aimed at choosing the best alternative to fill the defined vacancy in an organization. It determines the input quality of personnel and thus plays an important role in human resource management. The multi criteria nature and the presence of qualitative factors make it considerably more complex. This paper proposes a hybrid fuzzy MCDM model for personnel evaluation. It combines the fuzzy TOPSIS method with fuzzy worst-case (or entropy) method for linguistic reasoning under group decision making. Fuzzy worst-case and entropy methods are used to get weights of criteria, while fuzzy TOPSIS is utilized to rank the alternatives. The weights obtained from fuzzy worst-case and entropy methods are included in fuzzy TOPSIS computations and the alternatives are evaluated. The fuzzy MCDM for group decision making enables to aggregate subjective assessments of the decision-makers and thus offer an opportunity to perform more robust personnel evaluation procedures. To evaluate the alternatives the authors have formed an executive group consisting of five decision-makers. For evaluation the group has decided to consider five information culture criteria expressed in linguistic variables. A numerical example demonstrated the possibilities of application of the proposed method.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Objectivity Convergence of Fuzzy TOPSIS Method Extended With Rank Order Weights in Group Decision Making

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Ayan Chattopadhyay ◽  
Upasana Bose
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Topsis Method ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Criteria Weights ◽  
Topsis Approach

Group decision making in a multi criteria environment is a familiar business situation where the decision makers identify an ideal choice, among many. The situation gets complex when decision makers do not have crisp data to deal with. The fuzzy TOPSIS method, and its likes, provides solution to such problems and the criteria weight plays a determinant role in the overall priority estimation. This paper presents an extended fuzzy TOPSIS approach by incorporating criteria weights derived from rank order. It considers three criteria weights; the rank order centroid, rank sum and rank reciprocal weights. The criteria weights are calculated separately and integrated with fuzzy TOPSIS method to rank choices. Finally, objectivity convergence of the alternative rankings is tested. The proposed method yields a fairly uniform and consistent result in the case of supply chain management and anticipates wide application in multi criteria environment, concomitant with uncertainty and vagueness.

A Fuzzy TOPSIS+Worst-Case Model for Personnel Evaluation Using Information Culture Criteria

2018 ◽  
pp. 1068-1099
Author(s):  
Rasim M. Alguliyev ◽  
Ramiz M. Aliguliyev ◽  
Rasmiyya S. Mahmudova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Personnel Evaluation ◽  
Information Culture ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Entropy Methods ◽  
Fuzzy Mcdm

Personnel evaluation process is aimed at choosing the best alternative to fill the defined vacancy in an organization. It determines the input quality of personnel and thus plays an important role in human resource management. The multi criteria nature and the presence of qualitative factors make it considerably more complex. This paper proposes a hybrid fuzzy MCDM model for personnel evaluation. It combines the fuzzy TOPSIS method with fuzzy worst-case (or entropy) method for linguistic reasoning under group decision making. Fuzzy worst-case and entropy methods are used to get weights of criteria, while fuzzy TOPSIS is utilized to rank the alternatives. The weights obtained from fuzzy worst-case and entropy methods are included in fuzzy TOPSIS computations and the alternatives are evaluated. The fuzzy MCDM for group decision making enables to aggregate subjective assessments of the decision-makers and thus offer an opportunity to perform more robust personnel evaluation procedures. To evaluate the alternatives the authors have formed an executive group consisting of five decision-makers. For evaluation the group has decided to consider five information culture criteria expressed in linguistic variables. A numerical example demonstrated the possibilities of application of the proposed method.

Doubly Extended Fuzzy TOPSIS Method for Group Decision Making

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-50
Author(s):  
Dariusz Kacprzak
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
Topsis Method ◽  
Decision Matrix

Multiple Criteria Decision Making methods, such as TOPSIS, have become very popular in recent years and are frequently applied to solve many real-life situations. However, the increasing complexity of the decision problems analysed makes it less feasible to consider all the relevant aspects of the problems by a single decision maker. As a result, many real-life problems are discussed by a group of decision makers. In such a group each decision maker can specialize in a different field and has his/her own unique characteristics, such as knowledge, skills, experience, personality, etc. This implies that each decision maker should have a different degree of influence on the final decision, i.e., the weights of decision makers should be different. The aim of this paper is to extend the fuzzy TOPSIS method to group decision making. The proposed approach uses TOPSIS twice. The first time it is used to determine the weights of decision makers which are then used to calculate the aggregated decision matrix for all the group decision matrices provided by the decision makers. Based on this aggregated matrix, the extended TOPSIS is used again, to rank the alternatives and to select the best one. A numerical example illustrates the proposed approach.

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.

scholarly journals Group Decision-Making Based on the VIKOR Method with Trapezoidal Bipolar Fuzzy Information

Symmetry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shumaiza ◽  
Muhammad Akram ◽  
Ahmad N. Al-Kenani ◽  
José Carlos R. Alcantud
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Vikor Method ◽  
Decision Matrix ◽  
Multiple Attribute

The VIKOR methodology stands out as an important multi-criteria decision-making technique. VIKOR stands for “VIekriterijumsko KOmpromisno Rangiranje”, a Serbian term for “multi-criteria optimization and compromise solution”. It has been adapted to sources of information with sundry formats. We contribute to that strand on literature with a design of a new multiple-attribute group decision-making method called the trapezoidal bipolar fuzzy VIKOR method. It consists of a suitable redesign of the VIKOR approach so that it can use information with bipolar configurations. Bipolar fuzzy sets (and numbers) establish a symmetrical trade-off between two judgmental constituents of human thinking. The agents acquire uncertain and vague information in the form of linguistic variables parameterized by trapezoidal bipolar fuzzy numbers. Trapezoidal bipolar fuzzy numbers are considered by decision-makers for assigning the preference information of alternatives with respect to different attributes. Our non-trivial adaptation necessitates several steps. The ranking function of bipolar fuzzy numbers is employed to make a simple decision matrix with real numbers as its entries. Shannon’s entropy concept is applied to evaluate the normalized weights for attributes that may be either partially or completely unknown to the decision-makers. The ordering of the alternatives is obtained by assorting the maximum group utility and the individual regret of the opponent in an ascending manner. For illustration, the proposed technique is applied to two group decision-making problems, namely, the selection of waste treatment methods and the site to plant a thermal power station. A comparison of this method with the trapezoidal bipolar fuzzy TOPSIS method is also presented.

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