In this paper, a new approach is prposed for ordering fuzzy numbers based on bi-symmetrical weighted distance. The proposed method considers the bi-symmetrical weighted function and the bisymmetrical weighted distance of fuzzy numbers to rank fuzzy numbers. Some examples to compare the advantage of this approch with the existing metric index ranking methods is illustrated. The process to rank t...

in this paper, by using a new approach on distance between two fuzzy numbers, we construct a new ranking system for fuzzy number which is very realistic and also matching our intuition as the crisp ranking system on r.

In this paper, an extended ranking method for fuzzy numbers, which is a synthesis of fuzzy targets and the Dempster–Shafer Theory (DST) of evidence, is devised. The use of fuzzy targets to reflect human viewpoints in fuzzy ranking is not new. However, different fuzzy targets can lead to contradictory fuzzy ranking results; making it difficult to reach a final decision. In this paper, the result...

Ranking fuzzy numbers is one of very important research topics in fuzzy set theory because it is a base of decision-making in all application areas. However, fuzzy numbers cannot be easily arranged in the order of magnitude because they represent uncertain and vague values. When two fuzzy numbers overlap with each other, a fuzzy number may not be considered absolutely larger than the other. Tha...

the importance as well as the difficulty of the problem of ranking fuzzy numbers is pointed out. here we consider approaches to the ranking of fuzzy numbers based upon the idea of associating with a fuzzy number a scalar value, its signal/noise ratios, where the signal and the noise are defined as the middle-point and the spread of each $gamma$-cut of a fuzzy number, respectively. we use the va...

Ranking of fuzzy sets plays an important role in decision making, optimization, forecasting, etc. Fuzzy sets must be ranked before an action is taken by a decision maker. Fuzzy sets with different heights are a generalization of the ordinary fuzzy sets. In this paper, with the help of several counterexamples, it is proved that the ranking method proposed by Lee and Chen (Expert Systems with App...

Ranking of fuzzy numbers play an important role in decision making, optimization, forecasting etc. Fuzzy numbers must be ranked before an action is taken by a decision maker. In this paper, with the help of several counter examples it is proved that ranking method proposed by Chen and Chen (Expert Syst Appl 36:6833–6842, 2009) is incorrect. The main aim of this paper is to propose a new approac...

This paper presents an area-based approach to ranking fuzzy numbers in fuzzy decision making. To ensure that all the information that a fuzzy number has is adequately considered, the concepts of the absolute area and the degree of deviation of a fuzzy number are integrated into the process of comparing and ranking fuzzy numbers. To help the decision maker better address the risk inherent in the...

‎Ranking fuzzy numbers is generalization of the concepts of order, and class, and so have fundamental applications. Moreover, deriving the final efficiency and powerful ranking are helpful to decision makers when solving fuzzy problems. Selecting a good ranking method can apply to choosing a desired criterion in a fuzzy environment. There are numerous methods proposed for the ranking of fuzzy n...