The multi-attribute group decision making method based on the interval grey linguistic variables weighted harmonic aggregation operators

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 409-430

  Jin, Fang ^a   Liu, Peide ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

fuzzy numbers; grey fuzzy number; group decision making; interval grey linguistic variables; the interval grey linguistic variables hybrid weighted harmonic aggregation operator

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885398416     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/20294913.2013.821685     Document Type: Article

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