A large group linguistic Z-DEMATEL approach for identifying key performance indicators in hospital performance management

S Jiang, H Shi, W Lin, HC Liu - Applied Soft Computing, 2020 - Elsevier
In hospital management, performance measurement is of vital importance for improving
healthcare service quality. The performance of a healthcare organization is often influenced …

A group decision-making approach for exploring trends in the development of the healthcare industry in Taiwan

WCJ Hsu, JJH Liou, HW Lo - Decision Support Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
The increased awareness of the importance of global healthcare which has formed an
inseparable relationship with the quality of human life has led researchers to pay attention to …

Identifying key performance indicators for holistic hospital management with a modified DEMATEL approach

SL Si, XY You, HC Liu, J Huang - International journal of environmental …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Performance analysis is an important way for hospitals to achieve higher efficiency and
effectiveness in providing services to their customers. The performance of the healthcare …

A hybrid HFACS model using DEMATEL-ORESTE method with linguistic Z-number for risk analysis of human error factors in the healthcare system

Q Zheng, X Liu, W Wang, S Han - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
The human error factor is one of the leading causes of medical errors. Among risk analysis
techniques for human error factors, HFACS (Human Factor Analysis and Classification …

Linguistic Z-number preference relation for group decision making and its application in digital transformation assessment of SMEs

J Chai, Y Su, S Lu - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
In the new phase of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the digital
transformation (DT) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has become a critical …

Multi-criteria decision-making method based on distance measure and Choquet integral for linguistic Z-numbers

J Wang, Y Cao, H Zhang - Cognitive computation, 2017 - Springer
Z-numbers are a new concept considering both the description of cognitive information and
the reliability of information. Linguistic terms are useful tools to adequately and effectively …

A new model for failure mode and effect analysis integrating linguistic Z-numbers and projection method

J Huang, DH Xu, HC Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a proactive reliability analysis tool, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) was widely
utilized in various industries to guarantee safety and reliability. Recently, many researchers …

Novel Aczel-Alsina operations-based linguistic Z-number aggregation operators and their applications in multi-attribute group decision-making process

B Chen, Q Cai, G Wei, Z Mo - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
The change from multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) to multi-attribute group decision-
making (MAGDM) has led to a doubling of data volume and a trend toward multi-attribute …

Double parameters TOPSIS for multi-attribute linguistic group decision making based on the intuitionistic Z-linguistic variables

S Xian, Z Yang, H Guo - Applied Soft Computing, 2019 - Elsevier
Multi-attribute linguistic group decision making (MALGDM) is one of the most widespread
and important human activities. Therefore, it is extremely significant to study the efficient …

ZE-numbers: a new extended Z-numbers and its application on multiple attribute group decision making

Y Tian, X Mi, Y Ji, B Kang - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the core mechanism of intelligent systems, decision-making has received widespread
attention in recent years. As decision-making environments become more complex, large …