The selection of alternative energy sources for shipping can effectively mitigate the problems
of high energy consumption and severe environmental problems caused by shipping …

When people make a decision, they are usually hesitant and irresolute for one thing or
another which makes it difficult to reach a final agreement. For example, two decision …

This paper introduces hesitant uncertain linguistic Z-numbers (HULZNs) based on Z-
numbers and linguistic models. HULZNs can serve as a reliable tool to depict complex and …

Linguistic intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (LIFNs), characterized by a linguistic membership
degree, linguistic non-membership degree, and linguistic indeterminacy degree, represent a …

Hesitant fuzzy set (HFS), which allows the membership degree of an element to a set
represented by several possible values, is considered as a powerful tool to express …

The relevance of multiple criteria decision-making/aiding is reinforced by the prominence of
these methods in a wide range of applications. Whether by solving problems with a single …

There are more complex heterogeneous preference expressions and methods (HPEMs) in
heterogeneous multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) with several attribute sets …

Due to the uncertainty of decision environment and difference of decision makers' cultural
and knowledge background, actual group decision making problems are usually with multi …

This paper outlines a distributed GDSS suitable to be used over the Internet, based on the
VIP Analysis methodology and software. VIP Analysis incorporates complementary …

In this paper, we explore the group decision making (GDM) problems with incomplete
additively consistent fuzzy preference relations. Some properties of additively consistent …