A signed-distance-based approach to importance assessment and multi-criteria group decision analysis based on interval type-2 fuzzy set

Knowledge and Information Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 193-231

  Chen, Ting Yu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interval type 2 fuzzy set; Linear programming model; Multiple criteria group decision making; Objective importance; Patient centered medicine; Signed distance

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; FUZZY SETS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

GROUP DECISION MAKING; INTERVAL TYPE-2 FUZZY SETS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS; OBJECTIVE IMPORTANCE; SIGNED DISTANCE;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84875432911     PISSN: 02191377     EISSN: 02193116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10115-012-0497-6     Document Type: Article

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