Multiple attribute decision making with flexible linguistic expressions: A linguistic distribution-based approach with interval estimations

Y Wu, Q Ran - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In linguistic multiple attribute decision making (MADM), flexible linguistic expressions can
provide a general way to express complex preference data linguistically, which presents the …

Probabilistic linguistic group decision-making method based on attribute decision and multiplicative preference relations

H Zhao, B Li, Y Li - International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, 2021 - Springer
In some cases, decision makers (DMs) need to use multiplicative linguistic terms to express
evaluations, and probabilistic linguistic preference relation (PLPR) cannot meet the needs of …

A personalized individual semantics-based multi-attribute group decision making approach with flexible linguistic expression

S Fan, H Liang, Y Dong, W Pedrycz - Expert Systems with Applications, 2022 - Elsevier
Multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) model which uncovers the preferences of
individuals has become increasingly important in enhancing the efficiency of expert systems …

A novel probabilistic linguistic multi-attribute decision-making method based on Mahalanobis–Taguchi system and fuzzy measure

M Zhang, N Yang, X Zhu, Y Wang - Journal of the Operational …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Probabilistic linguistic term sets (PLTSs) may convey flexible and accurate qualitative
information to decision-makers, and it has been widely utilized to handle multi-attribute …

Uncertain linguistic terms with weakened hedges for multi-granular linguistic decision making with its application to evaluating communication technologies

C Jin, Z Xu, X Zeng - Applied Intelligence, 2022 - Springer
Due to the complex application scenarios and different user requirements, it is usually
difficult to evaluate communication technologies objectively and comprehensively …

Probabilistic linguistic TODIM approach for multiple attribute decision-making

P Liu, X You - Granular Computing, 2017 - Springer
Probabilistic linguistic term sets (PLTSs) are an effective tool to express preferences with
different weights for different linguistic terms, and the TODIM method is based on prospect …

Linguistic multi-attribute decision making with multiple priorities

HB Yan, X Zhang, Y Li - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Linguistic multi-attribute decision making (MADM) problems have received many attentions
in theoretical and practical aspects. It is well known that center of the linguistic MADM is the …

A multiple criteria decision-making method with heterogeneous linguistic expressions

X Wu, H Liao, B Lev… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the personalized and diversified expression habits, the evaluation information in
multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems, especially those with multiple experts …

A novel decision-making method based on probabilistic linguistic information

P Liu, Y Li - Cognitive Computation, 2019 - Springer
The Maclaurin symmetric mean (MSM) operator has the characteristic of capturing the
interrelationship among multi-input arguments, the probabilistic linguistic terms set (PLTS) …

A MAGDM model with multi-granular probabilistic linguistic power

J Wang, Y Liu, X Chen - 2018 5th International Conference on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) method with multi-granular
probabilistic linguistic power is proposed in this paper. Firstly, distance measures between …