Abstract
Decision makers usually prefer to express their preferences by linguistic variables. Classic fuzzy sets allowed expressing these preferences using a single linguistic value. Considering inevitable hesitancy of decision makers, hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets allowed them to express individual evaluation using several linguistic values. Therefore, these sets improve the ability of humans to determine believes using their own language. Considering this feature, in this paper a method upon linear assignment method is proposed to solve group decision making problems using this kind of information, when criteria weights are known or unknown. The performance of the proposed method is illustrated in a numerical example and the results are compared with other methods to delineate the models efficiency. Following a logical and well-known mathematical logic along with simplicity of execution are the main advantages of the proposed method.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1125-1148 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Technological and Economic Development of Economy |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Keywords
- Hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets
- Linear assignment method
- Linguistic variables
- Multi-criteria group decision making
- National Cartographic Center
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Finance