An approximate approach for ranking fuzzy numbers based on left and right dominance

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1589-1602

  Chen, Liang Hsuan ^a   Lu, Hai Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decision making; Dominance; Ranking fuzzy numbers

Indexed keywords

RANKING FUZZY NUMBERS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING;

FUZZY CONTROL;

EID: 0035370187     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-1221(01)00124-9     Document Type: Article

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