A random fuzzy variable is a function from a credibility space to the set of random variables. Chance distribution is a type of mathematical description of random fuzzy variables. This paper presents a sufficient and necessary condition for chance distribution of random fuzzy variables.

in this paper, we deal with fuzzy random variables for inputs andoutputs in data envelopment analysis (dea). these variables are considered as fuzzyrandom flat lr numbers with known distribution. the problem is to find a method forconverting the imprecise chance-constrained dea model into a crisp one. this can bedone by first, defuzzification of imprecise probability by constructing a suitablem...

in this paper, the capacitated location-routing problem with fuzzy demands (clrp-fd) is considered. the clrp-fd is composed of two well-known problems: facility location problem and vehicle routing problem. the problem has many real-life applications of which some have been addressed in the literature such as management of hazardous wastes and food and drink distribution. in clrp-fd, a set of c...

Abstract This paper considers the economic production quantity (EPQ) problem with backorder in which the setup cost, the holding cost and the backorder cost are characterized as fuzzy variables, respectively. Following expected value criterion and chance constrained criterion, a fuzzy expected value model (EVM) and a chance constrained programming (CCP) model are constructed. Then fuzzy simulat...

Capacity uncertainty is a common issue in the transportation planning field. However, few studies discuss the intermodal routing problem with service capacity uncertainty. Based on our previous study on the intermodal routing under deterministic capacity consideration, we systematically explore how service capacity uncertainty influences the intermodal routing decision. First of all, we adopt t...

abstract it is the purpose of this article to introduce a linear approximation technique for solving a fractional chance constrained programming (cc) problem. for this purpose, a fuzzy goal programming model of the equivalent deterministic form of the fractional chance constrained programming is provided and then the process of defuzzification and linearization of the problem is started. a samp...

In this paper, a fuzzy quadratic minimum spanning tree problem is formulated as expected value model, chance-constrained programming and dependent-chance programming according to different decision criteria. Then the crisp equivalents are derived when the fuzzy costs are characterized by trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. Furthermore, a simulation-based genetic algorithm using Prüfer number representat...

There are various types of uncertainty in the real world. This is a motivation to investigate the behavior of uncertain phenomena. Random phenomena is one class of objective uncertain phenomena which has been well studied. Probability theory is an efficient tool to study the behavior of random phenomena. Besides randomness, fuzziness is a basic type of subjective uncertainty initiated by Zadeh....