Multicriteria fuzzy decision making based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets

In this paper, we present a new method for multicriteria fuzzy decision making based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets, where interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy values are used to represent evaluating values of the decision-maker with respect to alternatives. First, we propose a new method for ranking interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy values. Based on the proposed fuzzy ranking method of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy values, we propose a new method for multicriteria fuzzy decision making. The proposed multicriteria fuzzy decision making method outperforms Ye’s method (2009) due to the fact that the proposed method can overcome the drawback of Ye’s method (2009), where the drawback of Ye’s method is that it can not distinguish the ranking order between alternatives in some situations. The proposed method provides us with a useful way for dealing with multicriteria fuzzy decision making problems based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets.     

基于区间直觉模糊集的模糊多目标群决策

为提高数据决策的准确性,结合区间直觉模糊集理论,对模糊多目标群决策算法进行优化。并针对部分权重信息并不一定完整的情况,利用迭代计算的方式向最优决策逐步逼近。实例显示,该算法具有时间复杂度低、便于计算机实现等特点,并说明了算法的有效性和准确性。     

Multiattribute decision making based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy values

In this paper, we present a new multiattribute decision making method based on the proposed interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy weighted average operator and the proposed fuzzy ranking method for intuitionistic fuzzy values. First, we briefly review the concepts of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets and the Karnik–Mendel algorithms. Then, we propose the intuitionistic fuzzy weighted average operator and interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy weighted average operator, based on the traditional weighted average method and the Karnik–Mendel algorithms. Then, we propose a fuzzy ranking method for intuitionistic fuzzy values based on likelihood-based comparison relations between intervals. Finally, we present a new multiattribute decision making method based on the proposed interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy weighted average operator and the proposed fuzzy ranking method for intuitionistic fuzzy values. The proposed method provides us with a useful way for multiattribute decision making based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy values.     

A method based on distance measure for interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy group decision making

In this paper we introduce some relations and operations of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy numbers and define some types of matrices, including interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy matrix, interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy similarity matrix and interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy equivalence matrix. We study their properties, develop a method based on distance measure for group decision making with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy matrices and, finally, provide an illustrative example.     

基于直觉模糊粗糙集相似度的多属性决策方法

将直觉模糊粗糙集应用于多属性决策问题,提出了基于改进的直觉模糊粗糙集相似度的多属性决策方法。针对现有的直觉模糊粗糙集相似度忽略犹豫度而造成度量不精确的问题,提出了一种改进的直觉模糊粗糙集相似性度量方法,并揭示其若干重要性质。在此基础上,将属性值用直觉模糊粗糙集表示,并通过各个方案与直觉模糊粗糙集正、负理想方案的相似度比较,实现决策方案排序。数值实例表明了该方法的可行性和有效性,其在态势评估、目标识别等信息融合领域有良好的应用前景。     

The inclusion-based TOPSIS method with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets for multiple criteria group decision making

The technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method is a well-known compromising method for multiple criteria decision analysis. This paper develops an extended TOPSIS method with an inclusion comparison approach for addressing multiple criteria group decision-making problems in the framework of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets. Considering the relative agreement degrees and the importance weights of multiple decision makers, this paper presents a modified hybrid averaging method with an inclusion-based ordered weighted averaging operation for forming a collective decision environment. Based on the main structure of the TOPSIS method, this paper utilizes the concept of inclusion comparison possibilities to propose a new index for an inclusion-based closeness coefficient for ranking the alternatives. Additionally, two optimization models are established to determine the criterion weights for addressing situations in which the preference information is completely unknown or incompletely known. Finally, the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed methods are illustrated by a medical group decision-making problem.     

A new interval-valued knowledge measure for interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets and application in decision making

In this paper, firstly we discuss some entropy measures for the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IvIFSs). Then we extend the knowledge measure for the intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs) to propose a new interval-valued knowledge measure for the IvIFSs. Based on the proposed knowledge measure we construct a new interval-valued information entropy measure for IvIFSs, which is an extended notion of the entropy measures for IFSs. The proposed knowledge measure is defined as an interval of amounts of knowledge measured on an IvIFS, related to the uncertain information in terms of interval membership degree and interval non-membership degree. In comparison with other existing measures, it seems to be simpler and more intuitively appealing. Several illustrative examples are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness and practicality of the proposed method in handling with the increasing complexity of the decision making problems.     

Multi-criteria decision-making method based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets

Out of several generalizations of fuzzy set theory for various objectives, the notions introduced by Atanassov, 1983, Atanassov and Gargov, 1989 in defining intuitionistic fuzzy sets and interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets are interesting and very useful in modeling real life problems. Ranking of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets plays a vital role in decision-making, data analysis, artificial intelligence and socioeconomic system and it was studied in Xu, 2007c, Xu and Chen, 2007a, Ye, 2009. In this paper a new method for ranking interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets has been introduced and studied. The method is illustrated by numerical examples and compared with other methods. And then a new method for handling multi-criteria fuzzy decision-making problems based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets is presented in which criterion values for alternatives are interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets. The method proposed here can provide a useful way to efficiently help the decision-maker to make his decision. An illustrative example is given to verify the developed approach and to demonstrate its practicality and effectiveness.     

A possibility degree method for interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy multi-attribute group decision making

The ranking of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IVIFSs) is very important for the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision making. From the probability viewpoint, the possibility degree of comparison between two interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (IVIFNs) is defined by using the notion of 2-dimensional random vector, and a new method is then developed to rank IVIFNs. Hereby the ordered weighted average operator and hybrid weighted average operator for IVIFNs are defined based on the Karnik–Mendel algorithms and employed to solve multi-attribute group decision making problems with IVIFNs. The individual overall attribute values of alternatives are obtained by using the weighted average operator for IVIFNs. By using the hybrid weighted average operator for IVIFNs, we can obtain the collective overall attribute values of alternatives, which are used to rank the alternatives. A numerical example is examined to illustrate the effectiveness and flexibility of the proposed method in this paper.     

一种基于直觉模糊集相似度的多属性决策方法

直觉模糊集（ＩＦＳ）是对模糊集理论的一种扩充,能更好地处理模糊概念．首先给出一种新的直觉模糊集相似度;然后提出基于直觉模糊集相似度的多属性决策方法;最后通过线性目标规划模型和直觉模糊集相似度,得到属性的最优权重和相应的方案排序．数值实例表明,该方法是有效而可行的．     

直觉模糊多属性决策的新方法

针对属性值以直觉模糊数形式给出的多属性决策中确定属性权重的问题,提出了一种直觉模糊数熵权的确定方法,依照传统权熵的确定方法的思路,通过一个公式求得直觉模糊熵;然后求得属性的信息熵;根据传统熵权确定公式得到属性权重,进而利用得分函数对方案进行排序;最后通过算例说明该方法的有效性和实用性。     

考虑风险偏好的区间直觉模糊软集型多属性决策方法

文章针对多方参与、评价指标有差异且存在模糊性的多属性方案优选问题,提出了一种考虑风险偏好的区间直觉模糊软集决策方法.对这类区间直觉模糊软集的多属性决策问题,提出了一个三阶段的决策方法,且按照决策者三种不同风险偏好,给出了相应的决策原则.在此基础上,文章选择了其中一种情形提出了具体的决策算法.最后,文章通过数值算例验证了该方法的可行性和有效性,同时采用综合得分值对该方法的结果进行了一致性的验证和讨论.该方法不仅可以很好地解决这类多属性方案优选问题,也能进一步推广到多属性方案的排序问题中.     

Fuzzy multiattribute group decision making based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets and evidential reasoning methodology

In this paper, we propose a new fuzzy multiattribute group decision making method based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets and the evidential reasoning methodology. First, the proposed method uses the evidential reasoning methodology to aggregate each decision maker’s decision matrix and the weights of the attributes to get the aggregated decision matrix of each decision maker. Then, it uses the obtained aggregated decision matrices of the experts, the weights of the experts and the evidential reasoning methodology to get the aggregated intuitionistic fuzzy value of each alternative. Finally, it calculates the transformed value of the obtained intuitionistic fuzzy value of each alternative. The smaller the transformed value, the better the preference order of the alternative. The proposed method can overcome the drawbacks of the existing methods for fuzzy multiattribute group decision making in intuitionistic fuzzy environments.     

Interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy mathematical programming method for hybrid multi-criteria group decision making with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy truth degrees

As an important component of group decision making, the hybrid multi-criteria group decision making (MCGDM) is very complex and interesting in real applications. The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy (IVIF) mathematical programming method for hybrid MCGDM considering alternative comparisons with hesitancy degrees. The subjective preference relations between alternatives given by each decision maker (DM) are formulated as an IVIF set (IVIFS). The IVIFSs, intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs), trapezoidal fuzzy numbers (TrFNs), linguistic variables, intervals and real numbers are used to represent the multiple types of criteria values. The information of criteria weights is incomplete. The IVIFS-type consistency and inconsistency indices are defined through considering the fuzzy positive and negative ideal solutions simultaneously. To determine the criteria weights, we construct a novel bi-objective IVIF mathematical programming of minimizing the inconsistency index and meanwhile maximizing the consistency index, which is solved by the technically developed linear goal programming approach. The individual ranking order of alternatives furnished by each DM is subsequently obtained according to the comprehensive relative closeness degrees of alternatives to the fuzzy positive ideal solution. The collective ranking order of alternatives is derived through establishing a new multi-objective assignment model. A real example of critical infrastructure evaluation is provided to demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of this method.     

Induced intuitionistic fuzzy Choquet integral operator for multicriteria decision making

Yager (Fuzzy Sets, Syst 2003;137:59–69) extended the idea of order‐induced aggregation to the Choquet aggregation and defined induced Choquet ordered averaging operator. In this paper, an induced intuitionistic fuzzy Choquet (IFC) integral operator is proposed for the multiple criteria decision making. Some of its properties are investigated. Furthermore, an induced generalized IFC integral operator is introduced. It is worth mentioning that most of the existing intuitionistic fuzzy aggregation operators are special cases of this induced aggregation operator. A decision procedure based on the proposed induced aggregation operator is developed for solving the multicriteria decision‐making problem in which all the decision information is represented by intuitionistic fuzzy values. An illustrative example is given for demonstrating the applicability of the proposed decision procedure. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

基于区间直觉模糊集的供应商选择方法

提出一种基于区间直觉模糊集和TOPSIS法的供应商选择方法。给出了区间直觉模糊集的概念,定义了区间直觉模糊集之间的距离测度,在此基础上,将区间直觉模糊集和TOPSIS法相结合,提出了一种供应商选择的新方法,算例分析说明了该方法的有效性。     

A complex multi-attribute large-group decision making method based on the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy principal component analysis model

In the complex multi-attribute large-group decision making (CMALGDM) problems where attribute values are interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (IVIFNs), the number of decision attributes is often large and their correlation degrees are high, which increase the difficulty of decision making and thus influence the accuracy of the result. To solve this problem, this paper proposes the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy principal component analysis (IVIF-PCA) model. This model represents major information of original attributes, effectively reduces dimensions of attribute space, and synthesizes original attributes into several relatively independent principal components (PCs). The basic thought of this model is as follows: first, we use thoughts of ‘equivalency’ and ‘order invariance’ to transform IVIFN samples into interval number samples; subsequently, we use the ‘error theory’ to replace interval numbers with their middle points, and combine the middle points with the traditional PCA to obtain the PC scores of interval number samples; finally, we adopt the thought of ‘equivalency’ to obtain the PC scores of IVIFN samples. Moreover, based on the IVIF-PCA model, we give a decision making method for the CMALGDM problem. The feasibility and validity of the decision making method is investigated through a numerical example.     

基于区间直觉模糊集的多准则决策方法

研究基于区间直觉模糊集的多准则决策方法.首先定义了区间直觉模糊点算子,并讨论了其性质;然后对区间直觉模糊集定义了一系列得分函数,并给出两种基于区间直觉模糊集的多准则决策方法.将该方法应用于区间直觉模糊集多准则决策问题,所得结果推广了有关直觉模糊集的相关结果.     

基于二元联系数的区间直觉模糊数多准则决策方法

针对准则值为区间直觉模糊数且准则权重为区间数的多准则决策问题,提出一种基于二元联系数的区间直觉模糊型多准则决策方法.首先,介绍区间直觉模糊数和二元联系数;其次,研究区间数转化为联系数、二元联系数转化为实数的3种转化方法,对传统区间数和二元联系数的运算结果进行比较;再次,将区间型贴近度转化为基于二元联系数的实数进行方案优选;最后,运用算例表明所提出方法的优越性和可行性.     

Construction of admissible linear orders for interval-valued Atanassov intuitionistic fuzzy sets with an application to decision making

In this work we introduce a method for constructing linear orders between pairs of intervals by using aggregation functions. We adapt this method to the case of interval-valued Atanassov intuitionistic fuzzy sets and we apply these sets and the considered orders to a decision making problem.