In this paper, we want to present a new method for ranking exponential fuzzy numbers with use weighted average and weighted width in TRD distance. Weighted average and weighted width of exponential fuzzy numbers combines in TRD distance for ranking method. A simpler and easier approach is proposed for the ranking of generalized trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. For the validation the results of the pr...

Video retrieval can be done by ranking the samples according to their probability scores that were produced by classifiers. It is often possible to improve the retrieval performance by re-ranking the samples. In this paper, we proposed such a method and we combined this method with active learning for video indexing. Experimental results showed that the proposed re-ranking method was able to im...

As a neutrosophic number, which consists of a determinate part and an indeterminate part, can more easily and better express incomplete and indeterminate information that exists commonly in real situations, the main purposes of this paper are to provide a neutrosophic number tool for group decision-making problems with indeterminate information under a neutrosophic number environment and to dev...

A growing number of highly optimized reasoning algorithms have been developed to allow inference tasks on expressive ontology languages such as OWL(DL). Nevertheless, there is broad agreement that a reasoner could be optimized for some, but not all the ontologies. This particular fact makes it hard to select the best performing reasoner to handle a given ontology, especially for novice users. I...

One of the drawbacks of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is the problem of lack of discrimination among efficient Decision Making Units (DMUs). A method for removing this difficulty is called changing reference set proposed by Jahanshahloo and et.al (2007). The method has some drawbacks. In this paper a modified method and new method to overcome this problems are suggested. The main advantage of...

PROMETHEE and GAIA belong to the family of multi-criteria outranking methods. A key aspect of their successful application to real problems relies on the existence of user-friendly software implementing these approaches. Following PROMCALC and DECISION LAB 2000, D-Sight is the third generation of PROMETHEE and GAIA based applications. It offers multiple interactive and visual tools that help th...

The strong world-wide urbanisation trend calls for a repositioning of cities, especially the large cities with a global impact. These cities tend to become economic, logistic and political powerhouses and are increasingly involved in a competition on their integral performance. The present paper aims to trace to what extent and why some cities outperform others. Starting from an extensive datab...

The invasion of new technologies combined with the high cost for running shop force enterprises to search for new sales methods. Network applications and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) can help achieve e-commerce goals. In Greece, many enterprises in the agro-food and drink sectors are already present on the internet. This paper studies the adoption of e-commerce on websites tha...

Robust Ordinal Regression (ROR) supports Multiple Criteria Decision Process by considering all sets of parameters of an assumed preference model, that are compatible with preference information elicited set of parameters, respectively. In this paper, we propose an extension of ELECTRE and PROMETHEE methods to the case of the hierarchy of criteria, which was never considered before. Then, we ada...

In this paper, alternate schemes are examined and analysed aiming at the improvement of MSW management in small urban municipalities in Morocco. These schemes are estimated by developing and applying the PROMETHEE method consisting in a multi-criteria analysis of the parameters and the constraints bound to the financial, technical, environmental and social-institutional aspects. Thus, 10 altern...