Iterative algorithms for improving consistency of intuitionistic preference relations

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 708-722

  Xu, Z ^a   Xia, M ^b  

^a PLA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

consistency; group decision making; intuitionistic preference relation; iterative algorithm

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

CONSISTENCY; FUZZY PREFERENCE RELATIONS; GROUP DECISION MAKING; INTUITIONISTIC PREFERENCE RELATIONS; ITERATIVE ALGORITHM; LINGUISTIC PREFERENCE RELATION; MULTIPLICATIVE PREFERENCE RELATIONS; PREFERENCE INFORMATION;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 84899892199     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2012.178     Document Type: Article

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