Multiple-attribute group decision making with different formats of preference information on attributes

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1500-1511

  Xu, Zeshui ^a,b  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b PLA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Decision making; Distributed decision making; Goal programming model; Interval fuzzy preference relation; Interval multiplicative preference relation; Interval utility value; Multiple attribute group decision making; Uncertainty handling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUZZY SYSTEMS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DECISION MATRIX; GOAL-PROGRAMMING MODEL; GROUP DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GAME; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GAME THEORY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED;

EID: 36749067241     PISSN: 10834419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCB.2007.904832     Document Type: Article

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