A novel fuzzy soft set approach in decision making based on grey relational analysis and Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 317-325

  Tang, Hongxiang ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Application; Approach; Decision making; Dempster Shafer theory of evidence; Fuzzy soft set; Grey relational analysis

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FORMAL LOGIC; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; SET THEORY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

APPROACH; BELIEF MEASURES; DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY OF EVIDENCE; EVIDENCE COMBINATION; FUZZY SOFT SETS; GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSIS; MEASURE OF PERFORMANCE; RELATIONAL DEGREE;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

EID: 84925987047     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2015.03.015     Document Type: Article

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