<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, the FUll COnsistency Method (FUCOM) is extended to work in a collective manner, to solve a fuzzy optimization problem and to obtain the fuzzy weights of criteria. The employment of a predefined order of criteria decreases the number of fuzzy comparisons needed in the evaluation phase. The defuzzified values of the optimal weight coefficients are calculated by Graded Mean Integration Representation formula. This feature also reduces time complexity without affecting the quality of the solution. Two practical examples are presented to verify the reliability and feasibility of the proposed fuzzy group FUCOM. The obtained results demonstrate that the new fuzzy group weight determination method can obtain appropriate criteria importance.</p></abstract>

In this paper, the FUll COnsistency Method (FUCOM) is extended to work in a collective manner, to solve a fuzzy optimization problem and to obtain the fuzzy weights of criteria. The employment of a predefined order of criteria decreases the number of fuzzy comparisons needed in the evaluation phase. The defuzzified values of the optimal weight coefficients are calculated by Graded Mean Integration Representation formula. This feature also reduces time complexity without affecting the quality of the solution. Two practical examples are presented to verify the reliability and feasibility of the proposed fuzzy group FUCOM. The obtained results demonstrate that the new fuzzy group weight determination method can obtain appropriate criteria importance.

Fuzzy Group Full Consistency Method for Weight Determination

Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

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In this paper, the FUll COnsistency Method (FUCOM) is extended to work in a collective manner, to solve a fuzzy optimization problem and to obtain the fuzzy...

Fuzzy Group Full Consistency Method for Weight Determination

Published Online: Jun 12, 2020

Page range: 50 - 58

Received: Mar 20, 2020

Accepted: May 21, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2020-0015

Keywords
Multi-criteria decision methods, determination of fuzzy weight coefficients, fuzzy optimization, fuzzy group full consistency method

© 2020 Galina Ilieva, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Fuzzy Group Full Consistency Method for Weight Determination

Published Online: Jun 12, 2020

Page range: 50 - 58

Received: Mar 20, 2020

Accepted: May 21, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2020-0015

KeywordsMulti-criteria decision methods, determination of fuzzy weight coefficients, fuzzy optimization, fuzzy group full consistency method

© 2020 Galina Ilieva, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Multi-criteria decision methods, determination of fuzzy weight coefficients, fuzzy optimization, fuzzy group full consistency method