Fuzzy Multiple Attribute Decision Making Methods and Applications

This monograph is intended for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course as well as for researchers, who want a compilation of developments in this rapidly growing field of operations research. This is a sequel to our previous works: "Multiple Objective Decision Making--Methods and Applicati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chen, Shu-Jen, Hwang, Ching-Lai (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1992, 1992
Edition:1st ed. 1992
Series:Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Multiple Attribute Decision Making — An Overview
  • 2.1 Basics and Concepts
  • 2.2 Classifications of MADM Methods
  • 2.3 Description of MADM Methods
  • III. Fuzzy Sets and their Operations
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Basics of Fuzzy Sets
  • 3.3 Set-Theoretic Operations with Fuzzy Sets
  • 3.4 The Extension Principle and Fuzzy Arithmetics
  • 3.5 Conclusions
  • IV. Fuzzy Ranking Methods
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Ranking Using Degree of Optimality
  • 4.3 Ranking Using Hamming Distance
  • 4.4 Ranking Using ?-Cuts
  • 4.5 Ranking Using Comparison Function
  • 4.6 Ranking Using Fuzzy Mean and Spread
  • 4.7 Ranking Using Proportion to The Ideal
  • 4.8 Ranking Using Left and Right Scores
  • 4.9 Ranking with Centroid Index
  • 4.10 Ranking Using Area Measurement
  • 4.11 Linguistic Ranking Methods
  • V. Fuzzy Multiple Attribute Decision Making Methods
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Fuzzy Simple Additive Weighting Methods
  • 5.3 Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP) Methods
  • 5.4 Fuzzy Conjunctive/Disjunctive Method
  • 5.5 Heuristic MAUF Approach
  • 5.6 Negi’s Approach
  • 5.7 Fuzzy Outranking Methods
  • 5.8 Maximin Methods
  • 5.9 A New Approach to Fuzzy MADM Problems
  • VI. Concluding Remarks
  • 6.1 MADM Problems and Fuzzy Sets
  • 6.2 On Existing MADM Solution Methods
  • 6.3 Critiques of the Existing Fuzzy Methods
  • 6.4 A New Approach to Fuzzy MADM Problem Solving
  • 6.5 Other Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods
  • 6.6 On Future Studies
  • VII. Bibliography