Interval-Valued Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Multiattribute Decision-Making Method Based on Three-Parameter Heronian Mean Operators

Numerous variants have been proposed for sets of linguistic terms and the interval-valued hesitant fuzzy set (IVHFS). In particular, the interval-valued hesitant fuzzy linguistic set (IVHFLS) is more suitable for defining the hesitancy and inconsistency inherent in the human cognitive processes of decision making. A key aggregation operator is Heronian mean (HM), based on which the correlation among aggregated arguments can be captured. However, the existing HM operators partially overlook the correlation among more than two arguments and lack the properties of idempotency and reducibility. In this work, the limitations of HM operators are first analyzed. Then, two new HM variants are introduced: three-parameter weighted Heronian mean (TPWHM) and three-parameter weighted geometric Heronian mean (TPWGHM). Thus, the reducibility, idempotency, monotonicity, and boundedness properties are proven for the two computational procedures, and unique situations are mentioned. Furthermore, two more elaborate operators are also introduced which are called the interval-valued hesitant fuzzy linguistic TPWHM (IVHFLTPWHM) and the interval-valued hesitant fuzzy linguistic TPWGHM (IVHFLTPWGHM). The main properties, as well as unique situations of these two computational procedures, are discussed. Finally, the introduced methods are clarified by illustrative examples. In addition, the parameter effects on the decision-making outcomes are discussed and comparisons with other reference methods are made.

Some Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Muirhead Means with Their Application to Multiattribute Group Decision-Making

The proposed hesitant fuzzy linguistic set (HFLS) is a powerful tool for expressing fuzziness and uncertainty in multiattribute group decision-making (MAGDM). This paper aims to propose novel aggregation operators to fuse hesitant fuzzy linguistic information. First, we briefly recall the notion of HFLS and propose new operations for hesitant fuzzy linguistic elements (HFLEs). Second, considering the Muirhead mean (MM) is a useful aggregation technology that can consider the interrelationship among all aggregated arguments, we extend it to hesitant fuzzy linguistic environment and propose new hesitant fuzzy linguistic aggregation operators, such as the hesitant fuzzy linguistic Muirhead mean (HFLMM) operator, the hesitant fuzzy linguistic dual Muirhead mean (HFLDMM) operator, the hesitant fuzzy linguistic weighted Muirhead mean (HFLMM) operator, and the hesitant fuzzy linguistic weighted dual Muirhead mean (HFLWDMM) operator. These operators can reflect the correlations among all HFLEs. Several desirable properties and special cases of the proposed operators are also studied. Furthermore, we propose a novel approach to MAGDM in a hesitant fuzzy linguistic context based on the proposed operators. Finally, we conduct a numerical experiment to demonstrate the validity of our method. Additionally, we compare our method with others to illustrate its merits and superiorities.