Group consensus reaching based on a combination of expert weight and expert reliability

M Xue, C Fu, SL Yang - Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2020 - Elsevier
Multi-criteria group decision making (MCGDM) as a key module in a group decision support
system has attracted much attention. Different experts in MCGDM may hold different …

Consensus reaching with dynamic expert credibility under Dempster-Shafer theory

Z Hua, L Fei, H Xue - Information Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Consensus building is crucial in multi-criteria group decision making (MCGDM) because a
consensual decision outcome is beneficial for implementing the result. However, expert …

Multiple criteria group decision making based on group satisfaction

C Fu, W Chang, S Yang - Information Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
To generate solutions to multiple criteria group decision-making (MCGDM) problems that
are satisfactory to the decision makers, this paper proposes a new method. To examine …

A hierarchical consensus reaching process for group decision making with noncooperative behaviors

M Tang, H Liao, X Mi, B Lev, W Pedrycz - European Journal of Operational …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the development of technological and societal paradigms, we witness a trend where a
large number of experts participate in decision-making processes, and large-scale group …

Multi-round minimum cost consensus model with objectivity-fairness driven feedback mechanism

W Guo, WG Zhang, Z Gong, G Kou, X Xu - Information Fusion, 2024 - Elsevier
In traditional group decision-making (GDM) and consensus reaching process (CRP), it may
raise the issue of fairness for the moderator to subjectively assign each decision-maker's …

An objective and interactive‐information‐based feedback mechanism for the consensus‐reaching process considering a non‐support degree for minority opinions

R Nie, Z Tian, J Wang, H Luo - Expert Systems, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The consensus‐reaching process (CRP) to achieve higher unanimity and ensure common
agreement before deriving a final decision has become an important procedure in group …

The interactive consensus reaching process with the minimum and uncertain cost in group decision making

Y Li, H Zhang, Y Dong - Applied Soft Computing, 2017 - Elsevier
The consensus model with the minimum cost (or minimum adjustments or minimum
information loss) is a powerful decision tool for consensus building in the group decision …

Strategic experts' weight manipulation in 2-rank consensus reaching in group decision making

Y Liu, Y Li, H Liang, Y Dong - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
In group decision-making (GDM) problems, decision makers may prefer to divide the
alternatives into two preference-ordered categories, which is called a 2-rank GDM problem …

An improved consensus-based group decision making model with heterogeneous information

F Zhang, J Ignatius, Y Zhao, CP Lim, M Ghasemi… - Applied Soft …, 2015 - Elsevier
In group decision making (GDM) problems, it is natural for decision makers (DMs) to provide
different preferences and evaluations owing to varying domain knowledge and cultural …

Integrating experts' weights generated dynamically into the consensus reaching process and its applications in managing non-cooperative behaviors

Y Dong, H Zhang, E Herrera-Viedma - Decision Support Systems, 2016 - Elsevier
The consensus reaching process (CRP) is a dynamic and iterative process for improving the
consensus level among experts in group decision making. A large number of non …