A consistency and consensus based decision support model for group decision making with multiplicative preference relations

Z Wu, J Xu - Decision Support Systems, 2012 - Elsevier
In group decision making (GDM) with multiplicative preference relations (also known as
pairwise comparison matrices in the Analytical Hierarchy Process), to come to a meaningful …

A concise consensus support model for group decision making with reciprocal preference relations based on deviation measures

Z Wu, J Xu - Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 2012 - Elsevier
Supporting the process of consensus building has become a major research field in group
decision making (GDM). The purpose of this paper is to present a consistency consensus …

Consensus models for AHP group decision making under row geometric mean prioritization method

Y Dong, G Zhang, WC Hong, Y Xu - Decision Support Systems, 2010 - Elsevier
The consistency measure is a vital basis for consensus models of group decision making
using preference relations, and includes two subproblems: individual consistency measure …

Managing consensus and self-confidence in multiplicative preference relations in group decision making

W Liu, H Zhang, X Chen, S Yu - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2018 - Elsevier
Preference relations have been widely used in Group Decision Making (GDM) to represent
decision makers' preferences over alternatives. Recently, a new kind of preference relation …

Managing transitivity and consistency of preferences in AHP group decision making based on minimum modifications

Z Wu, J Tu - Information Fusion, 2021 - Elsevier
Preference transitivity characterized by ordinal consistency is a fundamental principle for
decision making models based on pairwise comparison matrices (PCMs). However, little …

Group decision making with heterogeneous preference structures: An automatic mechanism to support consensus reaching

B Zhang, Y Dong, E Herrera-Viedma - Group Decision and Negotiation, 2019 - Springer
In real-world decision problems, decision makers usually express their opinions with
different preference structures. In order to deal with the heterogeneous preference …

Consensus analysis for AHP multiplicative preference relations based on consistency control: A heuristic approach

Z Wu, B Jin, H Fujita, J Xu - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Consistency and consensus play different, but essential roles when solving group decision
making problems using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), in which multiplicative …

[HTML][HTML] Aggregation of the nearest consistency matrices with the acceptable consensus in AHP-GDM

C Lin, G Kou, Y Peng, FE Alsaadi - Annals of Operations Research, 2022 - Springer
Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is widely used in group decision making (GDM). There are
two traditional aggregation methods for the collective preference in AHP-GDM: aggregation …

A social ties-based approach for group decision-making problems with incomplete additive preference relations

Q Liang, X Liao, J Liu - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2017 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth of Web 2.0 technology, a new paradigm has been developed that
allows many users to participate in decision-making processes within online social …

Group consensus algorithms based on preference relations

Z Xu, X Cai - Information Sciences, 2011 - Elsevier
In many group decision-making situations, decision makers' preferences for alternatives are
expressed in preference relations (including fuzzy preference relations and multiplicative …