Distributed linguistic representations in decision making: Taxonomy, key elements and applications, and challenges in data science and explainable artificial …

Y Wu, Z Zhang, G Kou, H Zhang, X Chao, CC Li… - Information …, 2021 - Elsevier
Distributed linguistic representations are powerful tools for modelling the uncertainty and
complexity of preference information in linguistic decision making. To provide a …

A maximum self-esteem degree based feedback mechanism for group consensus reaching with the distributed linguistic trust propagation in social network

J Wu, Z Zhao, Q Sun, H Fujita - Information Fusion, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on consensus reaching process (CRP) under social network in which the
trust relationship expressed by linguistic information. A new feedback mechanism in social …

Managing multigranular unbalanced hesitant fuzzy linguistic information in multiattribute large-scale group decision making: A linguistic distribution-based approach

Z Zhang, W Yu, L Martínez… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increase of technological and societal demands, more and more decision makers
are involved in the process of group decision making, which is called large-scale group …

Managing personalized individual semantics and consensus in linguistic distribution large-scale group decision making

J Xiao, X Wang, H Zhang - Information Fusion, 2020 - Elsevier
A linguistic distribution assessment is an effective approach to represent uncertain
preferences in large-scale group decision making (LSGDM). The same word often signifies …

Assessing customer satisfaction of O2O takeaway based on online reviews by integrating fuzzy comprehensive evaluation with AHP and probabilistic linguistic term …

D Liang, Z Dai, M Wang - Applied Soft Computing, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, O2O takeaway has a rapid development with increasingly fierce market
competitions. The online reviews of these takeaway platforms give restaurants an …

Consensus and opinion evolution-based failure mode and effect analysis approach for reliability management in social network and uncertainty contexts

H Zhang, Y Dong, J Xiao, F Chiclana… - Reliability Engineering & …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a forward-looking reliability-management engineering technique, failure mode and effect
analysis (FMEA) has been widely utilized to improve the reliability of products, processes …

Exploring the ordinal classifications of failure modes in the reliability management: An optimization-based consensus model with bounded confidences

J Xiao, X Wang, H Zhang - Group Decision and Negotiation, 2022 - Springer
Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is a system activity that identifies, evaluates and
eliminates potential failure modes (FMs) in a system/process to enhance the quality and …

A cyclic dynamic trust-based consensus model for large-scale group decision making with probabilistic linguistic information

X Tan, J Zhu, FJ Cabrerizo, E Herrera-Viedma - Applied Soft Computing, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates a consensus reaching process (CRP) considering dynamic trust in
large-scale group decision making (LSGDM). In the traditional trust-based consensus …

Managing ignorance elements and personalized individual semantics under incomplete linguistic distribution context in group decision making

CC Li, Y Gao, Y Dong - Group Decision and Negotiation, 2021 - Springer
Linguistic distribution expressions provide a flexible way for decision makers to express their
opinions in linguistic decision making. When working with a linguistic distribution, words …

Investment risk evaluation for new energy resources: An integrated decision support model based on regret theory and ELECTRE III

H Peng, K Shen, S He, H Zhang, J Wang - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
As conventional energy resources are limited and polluting, new energy resources, being
renewable and environmentally friendly, have been receiving increasing attention in recent …