A Z-number is very powerful in describing imperfect information, in which fuzzy numbers are
paired such that the partially reliable information is properly processed. During a decision …

AHP is the most popular multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method to prioritize the
evaluation criteria and to rank the considered alternatives. TOPSIS method is another often …

Abstract Design concept evaluation plays a vital role in new product development due to its
critical impact on successive design activities as well as the novelty and competence of the …

Decomposed fuzzy sets (DFSs) are one of the latest extensions of intuitionistic fuzzy sets
which are introduced to express vague and imprecise information to be used in multi-criteria …

To improve the efficiency of medical staff in surgical operations and meet the physiological
and psychological needs of surgeons, nurses, and patients during the operations, surgical …

Conceptual design decision-making, as an important stage of new product development, is
used to select the most appropriate design by decision-makers (DMs) carrying out semantic …

Design decisions occur in all phases of product design and largely affect the merits of the
final solution, which will ultimately determine the success or failure of the product in the …

This study designs a new TODIM-based multi-attribute decision making (MADM) method
under information described by Z-numbers for selecting online Bed and Breakfast (B&B) …

Abstract Concept design evaluation is the most critical part of product design, which
determines the direction of the subsequent design stage. Due to the various uncertainties …

The teaching of painting techniques can comprehensively cultivate students' basic artistic
abilities, mainly including various forms of techniques such as sketching, line drawing …