Extended TOPSIS with Correlation Coefficient of Triangular Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets for Multiple Attribute Group Decision Making

International Journal of Decision Support System Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 15-41

  John, Robinson P ^a   Henry, Amirtharaj E C ^a  

^a BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Correlation of Triangular Intuitionistic Fuzzy Number; Multi Attribute Group Decision Making (MAGDM); TOPSIS; Triangular Intuitionistic Fuzzy Hybrid Aggregation (TIFHA) Operator; Triangular Intuitionistic Fuzzy Ordered Weighted Averaging (TIFOWA) Operator

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001610897     PISSN: 19416296     EISSN: 1941630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jdsst.2011070102     Document Type: Article

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