A new approach to multi-criteria sorting based on fuzzy outranking relations: The THESEUS method

نویسندگان

  • Eduardo Fernández
  • Jorge Navarro
چکیده

In this paper, we propose the THESEUS method, a new approach based on fuzzy outranking relations to multi-criteria sorting problems. Compared with other outranking-based methods, THESEUS is inspired by another view of multi-criteria classification problems. It utilizes a new way of evaluating the assignment of an object to an element of the set of ordered categories that were previously defined. This way is based on comparing every possible assignment with the information from various preference relations that are derived from a fuzzy outranking relation defined on the universe of objects. The appropriate assignment is determined by solving a simple selection problem. The capacity of a reference set for making appropriate assignments is related to a good characterization of the categories. A single reference action characterizing a category may be insufficient to achieve welldetermined assignments. In this paper, the reference set capacity to perform appropriate assignments is characterized by some new concepts. This capacity may be increased when more objects are added to the reference set. THESEUS is a method for handling the preference information contained in such larger reference sets. 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European Journal of Operational Research

دوره 213  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011