Group decision making based on induced uncertain linguistic OWA operators

J Lan, Q Sun, Q Chen, Z Wang - Decision Support Systems, 2013 - Elsevier
Based on the extended triangular conorm, some new operational laws of linguistic variables
are defined. Then a class of new linguistic aggregation operators is developed by extending …

Uncertain linguistic prioritized aggregation operators and their application to multiple attribute group decision making

LY Zhou, R Lin, XF Zhao, GW Wei - International Journal of …, 2013 - World Scientific
In this paper, we investigate the uncertain linguistic multiple attribute group decision making
(MAGDM) problems in which the attributes and experts are in different priority level …

The optimal group consensus models for 2-tuple linguistic preference relations

ZW Gong, J Forrest, YJ Yang - Knowledge-based systems, 2013 - Elsevier
We establish in this paper the optimization model of group consensus of 2-tuple linguistic
preferential relations (LPRGCO Model), put forward three kinds of solutions to this model …

Towards a linear general type-2 fuzzy logic based approach for computing with words

A Bilgin, H Hagras, A Malibari, MJ Alhaddad… - Soft Computing, 2013 - Springer
Within the last two decades, the paradigm of Computing With Words (CWW) has been
gaining more attention. Mainly, CWW has an exciting vision which tries to tackle the problem …

2-Tuple linguistic harmonic operators and their applications in group decision making

JH Park, JM Park, YC Kwun - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2013 - Elsevier
Harmonic mean is reciprocal of arithmetic mean of reciprocal, which is a conservative
average to be used to provide for aggregation lying between max and min operators. In this …

Linguistic multicriteria decision making for energy systems: building the 'RE2S' framework

H Doukas - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Linguistic multicriteria decision‐making aid methods are explored, with different linguistic
representation and computational models. These methods, been only recently used in …

Rational decision making models with incomplete weight information for production line assessment

Z Pei - Information Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
In the age of mass customization with service oriented manufacturing, more and more
production lines are designed according to the frequently changing customer demands. In …

Measuring consistency of linguistic preference relations: a 2-tuple linguistic approach

Y Dong, WC Hong, Y Xu - Soft Computing, 2013 - Springer
By using the 2-tuple fuzzy linguistic representation model and by proposing the concept of
the individual consistency evaluations, this paper develops a 2-tuple linguistic index to …

Modelling of linguistic variables in multicriteria energy policy support

H Doukas - European Journal of Operational Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The climate change and the increasing complexity of the energy sector along with the
prerequisite for sustainability have broadened the energy policy shaping field by bringing …

Fuzzy power aggregation operators and their application to multiple attribute group decision making

G Wei, X Zhao, H Wang, R Lin - Technological and Economic …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The article investigates the multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems in
which the attribute values take the form of triangular fuzzy information. Motivated by the ideal …