Reaching a high level of consensus among experts is critical in group decision making
problems. Usually, it is the moderator task to assure that the consensus process is carried …

A novel idea and architecture of a group decision support system for reaching consensus in
a group of individuals (agents) is proposed. The core of the system is the preferences …

A new consensus model for the consensus reaching process, in a linguistic framework, is
presented in heterogeneous group decision making problems, called rational consensus …

Two processes are necessary to solve group decision making problems: A consensus
process and a selection process. The consensus reaching process is necessary to obtain a …

This paper presents a consensus model in group decision making under linguistic
assessments. It is based on the use of linguistic preferences to provide individuals' opinions …

The group decision-making framework with linguistic preference relations is studied. In this
context, we assume that there exist several experts who may have different background and …

Consensus reaching processes play an increasingly important role in the resolution of group
decision making problems: a solution acceptable to all the experts participating in a problem …

In this paper, we propose a dynamical consensus scheme which makes use of an index of
comparability and of an index of concordance to regulate the information flow in the …

Group decision-making is a crucial activity, necessary in many aspects of our civilization. In
many cases, due to inherent complexity, experts cannot express their opinion or preferences …

Consensus is defined as a cooperative process in which a group of decision makers
develops and agrees to support a decision in the best interest of the whole. It is a …