Large-scale group decision-making problems based on social network analysis and
minimum cost consensus models (MCCMs) have recently attracted considerable attention …

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 …

Consensus reaching is an iterative and dynamic process that supports group decision-
making models by guiding decision-makers towards modifying their opinions through a …

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is helpful to control potential risks of enterprises
by ranking failure modes based on their evaluation values regarding multiple risk factors …

Consistency testing and adjustment of preference relations are prerequisites for group
decision making; the forced integration of preference relations without consensus may lead …

Consensus is an essential issue in group decision making (GDM) research, since inability to
reach a consensus may lead to a costly decision paralysis. Generally, in real GDM …

The assessment of the treatment technologies is a vital point for health care waste (HCW)
management. The assessment process is regarded as a multi-attribute group decision …

The proliferation of network technology has led to the focus on large-scale group decision-
making (LSGDM). This study establishes a consensus model by constructing dynamic trust …

In the consensus reaching process (CRP), the asymmetric trust relationships among
decision-makers (DMs) and discrepancies of DMs' opinions may exacerbate the intra-group …

As digitalization advances and societal patterns evolve, an increasing number of experts are
becoming integral to the decision-making process. The realm of large-scale group decision …