Group decision making based on multiplicative consistency and consensus of fuzzy linguistic preference relations

Z Zhang, SM Chen, C Wang - Information Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Fuzzy linguistic preference relations (FLPRs) are an efficient way to express qualitative
judgments of decision makers (DMs). This paper proposes a new group decision making …

A new consensus model for group decision making using fuzzy linguistic preference relations with heterogeneous experts

XX Zhang, BF Ge, J Jiang… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Group decision making (GDM) problems consist of finding the most acceptable solution
based on a group of experts' preferences. Sometimes, the experts experience difficulty …

Approaches to group decision making with linguistic preference relations based on multiplicative consistency

F Jin, Z Ni, L Pei, H Chen, Z Tao, X Zhu, L Ni - Computers & Industrial …, 2017 - Elsevier
A key step in group decision making (GDM) with linguistic preference relations (LPRs) is to
derive the priority weight vector of the alternatives. However, the lack of consistency in GDM …

Revisiting inconsistent judgments for incomplete fuzzy linguistic preference relations: Algorithms to identify and rectify ordinal inconsistencies

Y Xu, F Ma, F Herrera - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2019 - Elsevier
Fuzzy linguistic preference relations (FLPRs), which decision makers (DMs) use to express
their pairwise comparison information, are suitable for modeling the qualitative aspects of …

Group decision making based on consistency and consensus analysis of dual multiplicative linguistic preference relations

F Meng, SM Chen, L Fu - Information Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new group decision making (GDM) method based on the consistency
and the consensus analysis of dual multiplicative linguistic preference relations (DMLPRs) …

Pythagorean linguistic preference relations and their applications to group decision making using group recommendations based on consistency matrices and …

P Mandal, S Samanta, M Pal… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we introduce a new type of fuzzy set, called Pythagorean linguistic sets (PLSs),
to address the preferred and nonpreferred degrees of linguistic variables. Moreover, it …

A method considering and adjusting individual consistency and group consensus for group decision making with incomplete linguistic preference relations

M Zhao, X Ma, D Wei - Applied Soft Computing, 2017 - Elsevier
For group decision making with incomplete linguistic preference relations, this paper first
make an analysis about individual consistency, based on which a goal programming model …

Pythagorean fuzzy linguistic decision support model based on consistency-adjustment strategy and consensus reaching process

J Liu, M Fang, F Jin, Z Tao, H Chen, P Du - Soft Computing, 2021 - Springer
This study designs a novel decision support model to address group decision-making
(GDM) problems with Pythagorean fuzzy linguistic information. To do so, a new concept of …

Algorithm for improving additive consistency of linguistic preference relations with an integer optimization model

P Wu, J Liu, L Zhou, H Chen - Applied Soft Computing, 2020 - Elsevier
Linguistic preference relation (LPR) composed by linguistic terms can well express decision
makers'(DMs') qualitative preference opinion by comparing alternatives with each other. The …

Heterogeneous group decision making in the setting of incomplete preference relations

J Tang, SM Chen, F Meng - Information Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on heterogeneous group decision making (GDM) in the setting of
incomplete preference relations, including incomplete fuzzy preference relations, incomplete …