Distributed linguistic representations are powerful tools for modelling the uncertainty and
complexity of preference information in linguistic decision making. To provide a …

Consistency and consensus are important issues for linguistic group decision making
(GDM), which have been extensively studied by scholars. Nevertheless, most of previous …

In parallel with the development of information and network technology, large amounts of
data are being generated by the Internet, and data-driven methodologies are now often …

The proportional hesitant fuzzy linguistic term set (PHFLTS) has been effectively employed
in analyzing the group's hesitancy in linguistic group decision making (LGDM). The …

In computing with words, it has been stressed that words mean different things for different
people, which entails that decision makers (DMs) have personalized individual semantics …

Multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) model which uncovers the preferences of
individuals has become increasingly important in enhancing the efficiency of expert systems …

Large-scale group decision-making (LSGDM) problems have drawn general attention from
scholars. The distribution linguistic preference relation (DLPR) is a flexible and practical tool …

Linguistic distribution assessment (LDA) plays a prominent role in describing the subjective
uncertainties and objective distribution of decision-maker (DM) opinions. Although there …

Preference reliability analysis for preference relations reflected by the ordinal consistency
and the cardinal consistency was intensively studied. The ordinal consistency is a minimum …

As the proportion of natural gas in China's energy consumption increases, it has become an
important issue to assess the risk of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation routes. This …