Group Decision Making Procedure Based on Trapezoidal Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers: MULTIMOORA Methodology

2016-03-07
Group Decision Making Procedure Based on Trapezoidal Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers: MULTIMOORA Methodology

Abstract: This paper proposes a group multi-criteria decision making approach based on MULTIMOORA method and trapezoidal intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (ITFNs). Specifically, the definition of ITFN by Nehi and Maleki (2005) is followed. The proposed approach relies on the trapezoidal intuitionistic fuzzy power aggregation operators, which reduce the impact of biased assessments in the group decision making. An illustrative example is provided to demonstrate the operationality of the proposed methodology.

JEL Classification: C44, C61, D81.

Keywords: Multi-criteria decision making; trapezoidal intuitionistic fuzzy number; MULTIMOORA.

Baležentis, T.; Baležentis, A. 2016. Group Decision Making Procedure Based on Trapezoidal Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers: MULTIMOORA Methodology In ECONOMIC Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research, 50(1):103-122. Online ISSN 1842-3264, print ISSN 0424-267 X. [ISI Thomson Reuters Services: Science Citation Index Expanded; Social Sciences Citation Index®; Social Scisearch®; Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition].

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