The inclusion-based TOPSIS method with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets for multiple criteria group decision making

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 26, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-73

  Chen, Ting Yu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inclusion comparison possibility; Inclusion based closeness coefficient; Interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy set; Multiple criteria group decision making; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

GROUP DECISION MAKING; INTERVAL-VALUED INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY SETS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; TOPSIS; TOPSIS METHOD;

EID: 84908520789     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2014.09.015     Document Type: Article

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