Multi-round minimum cost consensus model with objectivity-fairness driven feedback mechanism

W Guo, WG Zhang, Z Gong, G Kou, X Xu - Information Fusion, 2024 - Elsevier
In traditional group decision-making (GDM) and consensus reaching process (CRP), it may
raise the issue of fairness for the moderator to subjectively assign each decision-maker's …

Enhanced minimum-cost consensus: Focusing on overadjustment and flexible consensus cost

SM Yu, XT Zhang, Z Du - Information Fusion, 2023 - Elsevier
Minimum-cost consensus (MCC) using the optimization-based consensus rule (OR) has
been developed and widely applied to various group decision-making (GDM) contexts …

Multi-dimensional multi-round minimum cost consensus models with iterative mechanisms involving reward and punishment measures

W Guo, H Wang, WG Zhang, Z Gong, Y Xu… - Knowledge-Based …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to address the issues of unfairness in consensus and subjectivity bias in data, while
further expanding the traditional minimum cost consensus model (MCCM) in terms of …

Consensus reaching with dynamic expert credibility under Dempster-Shafer theory

Z Hua, L Fei, H Xue - Information Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Consensus building is crucial in multi-criteria group decision making (MCGDM) because a
consensual decision outcome is beneficial for implementing the result. However, expert …

Consensus efficiency in group decision making: A comprehensive comparative study and its optimal design

H Zhang, Y Dong, F Chiclana, S Yu - European Journal of Operational …, 2019 - Elsevier
Consensus reaching processes (CRPs) aim to help decision-makers achieve agreement
regarding the solution to a common decision problem, and consequently play an …

Impact of decision rules and non-cooperative behaviors on minimum consensus cost in group decision making

W Xu, X Chen, Y Dong, F Chiclana - Group Decision and Negotiation, 2021 - Springer
In group decision making, it is sensible to achive minimum consensus cost (MCC) because
the consensus reaching process resources are often limited. In this endeavour, though …

Minimum cost consensus modeling under dynamic feedback regulation mechanism considering consensus principle and tolerance level

W Guo, Z Gong, WG Zhang, Y Xu - European Journal of Operational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the hard consensus is difficult and costly to achieve in group decision making (GDM),
it is reasonable and necessary for decision makers (DMs) to reach a soft consensus within a …

Group consensus reaching based on a combination of expert weight and expert reliability

M Xue, C Fu, SL Yang - Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2020 - Elsevier
Multi-criteria group decision making (MCGDM) as a key module in a group decision support
system has attracted much attention. Different experts in MCGDM may hold different …

Conflict management-based consensus reaching process considering conflict relationship clustering in large-scale group decision-making problems

RX Ding, RX Cheng, MN Li, GR Yang… - Expert Systems with …, 2024 - Elsevier
In large-scale group decision-making (LSGDM) events, conflicts among decision makers
(DMs) usually occur, causing serious damage to the decision-making process. Accurate …

Optimal resources allocation to support the consensus reaching in group decision making

S Fan, H Liang, CC Li, F Chiclana, W Pedrycz, Y Dong - Information Fusion, 2024 - Elsevier
In group decision making (GDM), the minimum cost consensus model (MCCM) to assist a
group to reach a consensus with the minimum cost has gained widespread attention …