Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) is a method to formulate the strategy. Although the SWOT analysis successfully provides the key factors of the problem, it has some drawbacks in selecting appropriate strategy for the evaluation and final decision steps. During recent years, some multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) techniques such as analytic hierarchy pro...

In this paper, we investigate the existence of a positive solution of fully fuzzy linear equation systems where fuzzy coefficient matrix is a positive matrix. This paper mainly discusses a new decomposition of a nonsingular fuzzy matrix, a symmetric matrix times to a triangular (ST) decomposition. By this decomposition, every nonsingular fuzzy matrix can be represented as a product of a fuzzy s...

In this paper, we use parametric form of fuzzy number, then aniterative approach for obtaining approximate solution for a classof nonlinear fuzzy Fredholmintegro-differential equation of the second kindis proposed. This paper presents a method based on Newton-Cotesmethods with positive coefficient. Then we obtain approximatesolution of the nonlinear fuzzy integro-differential equations by an it...

in this paper we define the notions of ultra and involution ideals in bck-algebras. then we get the relation among them and other ideals as (positive) implicative, associative, commutative and prime ideals. specially, we show that in a bounded implicative bck-algebra, any involution ideal is a positive implicative ideal and in a bounded positive implicative lower bck-semilattice, the notions of...

abstract— in this paper, a new extended method of multi criteria decision making based on fuzzy-topsis theory is introduced. fuzzy mcdm algorithm for determining the best choice among all possible choices when the data are fuzzy is also presented. using a new index leads to procedure for choosing fuzzy ideal and negative ideal solutions directly from the fuzzy data observed alternatives.in this...

in this paper a fuzzy analytical network process model for supporting the vendor selection process in strategic situations is suggested. first, the vendor evaluation problem is putting together by use of the multi-criteria decision-making (mcdm) approach and a five-step hybrid process, which incorporates the technique of fuzzy analytical network process. then the modified topsis (technique for ...

Utilizing renewable energies is identified as one of significant issues for economical and social significance in future human life. Thus, choosing the best renewable energy among renewable energy candidates is more important. To address the issue, multi-criteria group decision making (MCGDM) methods with imprecise information could be employed to solve these problems. The aim of this paper is ...

In this paper, we introduce and study the prime, strongly prime,semiprime and irreducible fuzzy bi-ideals of a semigroup. We characterize thosesemigroups for which each fuzzy bi-ideal is semiprime. We also characterizethose semigroups for which each fuzzy bi-ideal is strongly prime.

The technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) is a well-known multi-attribute decision making (MADM) method that is used to identify the most attractive alternative solution among a finite set of alternatives based on the simultaneous minimization of the distance from an ideal solution (IS) and the maximization of the distance from the nadir solution (NS). We propo...

The notion of S-fuzzy left h-ideals in a hemiring is introduced and it’s basic properties are investigated.We also study the homomorphic image and preimage of S-fuzzy left h-ideal of hemirings.Using a collection of left h-ideals of a hemiring, S-fuzzy left h-ideal of hemirings are established.The notion of a finitevalued S-fuzzy left h-ideal is introduced,and its characterization is given.S-fuz...