the bi-objective warehouse problem in a crisp environment is often not eective in dealing with the imprecision or vagueness in the values of the problem parameters. to deal with such situations, several researchers have proposed that the parameters be represented as fuzzy numbers. we describe a new algorithm for fuzzy bi-objective warehouse problem using a ranking function followed by an applic...

In this paper, we consider portfolio selection problem in which security returns are regarded as fuzzy variables rather than random variables. We first introduce a concept of absolute deviation for fuzzy variables and prove some useful properties, which imply that absolute deviation may be used to measure risk well. Then we propose two mean-absolute deviation models by defining risk as abs...

A novel hybrid algorithm based on a genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization to design a fuzzy neural network, named self-organizing fuzzy neural network based on GA and PSO (SOFNNGAPSO), to implement Takagi–Sugeno (TS) type fuzzy models is proposed in this paper. The proposed algorithm, as a new hybrid algorithm, consists of two phases. A tuning based on TS’s fuzzy model is applied to...

Partitioning of quantified attributes is essential for mining association rules from quantified data and the Fuzzy approach solves the sharp boundary problem giving Fuzzy association rules having high interpretability and rich applicability. The paper presents automated partitioning of numerical data into Fuzzy sets based on k means clustering algorithm. This can be used as a pre-processing ste...

In fuzzy clustering, the fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering algorithm is the best known and used method. An interesting extension of FCM is the fuzzy ISODATA (FISODATA) algorithm; it updates cluster number during the algorithm. That's why we can have more or less clusters than the initialization step. It's the power of the fuzzy ISODATA algorithm comparing to FCM. The aim of this paper is...

this paper presents a fuzzy decision-making approach to deal with a clustering supplier problem in a supply chain system. during recent years, determining suitable suppliers in the supply chain has become a key strategic consideration. however, the nature of these decisions is usually complex and unstructured. in general, many quantitative and qualitative factors, such as quality, price, and fl...

Sorting algorithms are common tools for manipulating data and used in both standalone circumstances and within larger more complex algorithms. Thus, it is highly desirable for sorting algorithms to be efficient in terms of storage and computation. By applying the concept of fuzzy logic (an abstract version of Boolean logic) to any well-known algorithm, it generates an abstract version (i.e., fu...

The texture of rotary-veneer can interference in defects detection, this paper presented a modified semi-fuzzy clustering (SFC) algorithm. SFC algorithm incorporates Fisher discrimination method with fuzzy theory using fuzzy scatter matrix. By iteratively optimizing the fuzzy Fisher criterion function, the final clustering results are obtained. SFC algorithm exhibits its robustness and capabili...