The multiple attribute decision making (MADM) is widely used to rank alternatives with respect to multiple attributes. A new method for the multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) is proposed in this paper. In our method, linguistic terms are used during the whole evaluation process, the constrained fuzzy analytic hierarchy process is adopted to measure the relative importance of attri...

This main objective of this paper is to provide decision support for mixed data in group Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Idea Solution (TOPSIS) with differentiated decision power. We use a signum function to compare the ordinal performance of alternatives on any qualitative criterion, or the partial information provided by decision makers. The proposed process for ordinal inform...

abstract purpose of this paper: the objectives of this paper are two folds: (1) utilizing hierarchical fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (topsis) approach to evaluate the most suitable rfid-based systems decision, and (2) to highlight key risks and benefits of radio frequency identification technology in healthcare industry. design/methodology/approach: resear...

Article history: Received 15 April 2014 Received in revised form 20 October 2014 Accepted 3 February 2015 Available online 18 February 2015 Green operations management has gained increasing interest among researchers and practitioners from the industry. It helps organisations to achieve competitive advantages. However, introducing green initiatives can bring various challenges to firms and supp...

BACKGROUND Determining the most suitable anesthesia method for circumcision surgery plays a fundamental role in pediatric surgery. This study is aimed to present pediatric surgeons' perspective on the relative importance of the criteria for selecting anesthesia method for circumcision surgery by utilizing the multi-criteria decision making methods. METHODS Fuzzy set theory offers a useful too...

The extended TOPSIS method is proposed to solve multi-attribute group decision-making problems which the attribute values take the form of interval grey linguistic variables and attribute weight is unknown. To begin with, the relative concepts of interval grey linguistic variables are defined; the operation rules, the properties, and the distance between the two interval grey linguistic variabl...

<span lang="EN-US">This paper proposes a method to rank the loads in microgrid by means of weight that combines criteria together terms both technical and economic aspects. The fuzzy analytic hierarchy process technique for order preference similarity ideal solution (fuzzy AHP TOPSIS) algorithm is used calculate this combined weight. be considered are load importance factor (LIF), voltage...

Abstract: As an efficient way to deal with the global climate change and energy shortage problems, a strong, self-healing, compatible, economic and integrative smart gird is under construction in China, which is supported by large amounts of investments and advanced technologies. To promote the construction, operation and sustainable development of Strong Smart Grid (SSG), a novel hybrid framew...

Multi-period QoS evaluations have to be considered for obtaining a reliable decision in the service selection process. Besides, open and dynamic Internet environment increased the uncertainty of decision-making. To solve the above difficulties, this paper presents a novel hybrid data type (including real numbers, interval numbers, triangular fuzzy numbers and intuitionistic fuzzy numbers) QoS m...