An interval type-2 fuzzy TOPSIS model for large scale group decision making problems with social network information

T Wu, X Liu, F Liu - Information Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Large scale group decision making (LGDM) problems and social network analysis (SNA)
methods are both attracting increasing attention, and SNA methods are useful for …

Social network analysis-based consensus-supporting framework for large-scale group decision-making with incomplete interval type-2 fuzzy information

Z Tian, R Nie, J Wang - Information Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Experts are assumed to be mutually independent and incomplete decision matrices are
used, in traditional large-scale group decision-making (LSGDM). Social network analysis …

A dynamic programming algorithm based clustering model and its application to interval type-2 fuzzy large-scale group decision-making problem

X Pan, Y Wang, S He, KS Chin - IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article focuses on employing the dynamic programming algorithm to solve the large-
scale group decision-making problems, where the preference information takes the form of …

Social network community analysis based large-scale group decision making approach with incomplete fuzzy preference relations

J Chu, Y Wang, X Liu, Y Liu - Information Fusion, 2020 - Elsevier
Large-scale group decision making (LSGDM) is characterized by a large number of
participators, multiple groups and a mass of decision data provided by the participators. With …

An interval type-2 fuzzy clustering solution for large-scale multiple-criteria group decision-making problems

T Wu, XW Liu - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to deal with the fuzzy large-scale multiple-criteria group decision-making
(FLMCGDM) problems, this paper incorporates clustering analysis and information …

TOPSIS-based consensus model for group decision-making with incomplete interval fuzzy preference relations

F Liu, WG Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the vagueness of real-world environments and the subjective nature of human
judgments, it is natural for experts to estimate their judgements by using incomplete interval …

A k-core decomposition-based opinion leaders identifying method and clustering-based consensus model for large-scale group decision making

P Gao, J Huang, Y Xu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the development of network technology, large-scale group decision making (LSGDM)
has become increasingly concerned. In this paper, a k-core decomposition-based opinion …

Improved extensions of the TOPSIS for group decisionmaking under fuzzy environment

TC Chu, YC Lin - Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Chen [2] extended the TOPSIS to a fuzzy environment. In his work, a vertex method was
proposed to measure the distance between two given triangular fuzzy numbers. He further …

Soft computing based on maximizing consensus and fuzzy TOPSIS approach to interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy group decision making

X Zhang, Z Xu - Applied Soft Computing, 2015 - Elsevier
Multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) is an important research topic in decision
theory. In recent decades, many useful methods have been proposed to solve various …

Multi-attribute group decision making models under interval type-2 fuzzy environment

W Wang, X Liu, Y Qin - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2012 - Elsevier
Interval type-2 fuzzy sets (IT2 FSs) are a very useful means to depict the decision information
in the process of decision making. In this article, we investigate the group decision making …