Soft computing based on maximizing consensus and fuzzy TOPSIS approach to interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy group decision making

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 26, Issue , 2015, Pages 42-56

  Zhang, Xiaolu ^a   Xu, Zeshui ^b  

^a Southeast University   (China)

^b Department of Management Science and System Science   (China)

Author keywords

Consensus; Experts' weights; Fuzzy TOPSIS; Interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy number; Multi attribute group decision making; Multi choice goal programming

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; EXPERTS' WEIGHTS; FUZZY TOPSIS; INTERVAL-VALUED INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY NUMBER; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE GROUP DECISION MAKING; MULTI-CHOICE GOAL PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84908505711     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2014.08.073     Document Type: Article

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