Selection strategy of uniform expert evaluation scale in group decision making

M Zhao, Y Wang, X Meng, X Gou - Journal of the Operational …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The scoring habits of experts are embodied in expert evaluation scale (EES). We show that
many inaccurate consensus and ranking results can occur in group decision making (GDM) …

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 …

Maximum expert consensus models with linear cost function and aggregation operators

B Zhang, Y Dong, Y Xu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
In group decision making problems, consensus is a very important issue for the aggregation
of individual opinions. Based on the concept of maximum expert consensus model (MECM) …

Minimum-cost consensus models under aggregation operators

G Zhang, Y Dong, Y Xu, H Li - IEEE Transactions on Systems …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In group decision making, consensus models are decision aid tools and help experts modify
their individual opinions to reach a closer agreement. Based on the concept of minimum …

A utility-based three-way group decision consensus model with overlapping subgroups

Y Xu, Y Ju, Z Gong, J Sun, P Dong, C Porcel… - Information …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a relative utility function-based consensus method for three-way
group decision (TWGD) in a social network scenario where overlapping subgroups and non …

Consensus models with aggregation operators for minimum quadratic cost in group decision making

R Zhang, J Huang, Y Xu, E Herrera-Viedma - Applied Intelligence, 2023 - Springer
In group decision making (GDM), to facilitate an acceptable consensus among the experts
from different fields, time and resources are paid for persuading experts to modify their …

Consensus adjustment for multi-attribute group decision making based on cross-allocation

FY Meng, DY Zhao, ZW Gong, JF Chu… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Consensus adjustment is crucial in group decision making (GDM), aiming to reduce
discrepancies in decision makers'(DMs') judgments for final decision results. The consensus …

Evaluation of group decision making based on group preferences under a multi-criteria environment

W Wu, Z Xu, G Kou - Technological and Economic …, 2020 - journals.vilniustech.lt
Arrow's impossibility theorem stated that no single group decision making (GDM) method is
perfect, in other words, different GDM methods can produce different or even conflicting …

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 …

How to determine the consensus threshold in group decision making: a method based on efficiency benchmark using benefit and cost insight

X Chao, Y Dong, G Kou, Y Peng - Annals of Operations Research, 2022 - Springer
In the past 10 years, a large number of consensus-reaching approaches for group decision
making (GDM) have been proposed. While these methods either focus on the cost of the …