A novel approach to multi attribute group decision making based on trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy soft sets

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4948-4971

  Zhang, Zhiming ^a   Zhang, Shouhua ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Interval type 2 fuzzy sets; Multi attribute group decision making; Operation; Soft sets; Trapezoidal interval type 2 fuzzy soft sets

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SOFT SETS; INTERVAL TYPE-2 FUZZY SETS; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE GROUP DECISION MAKING; OPERATION; SOFT SETS;

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY RULES;

SET THEORY;

EID: 84872615685     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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