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<p>In this paper we present two applications of a new Belief Function-based Inter-Criteria Analysis (BF-ICrA) approach for the assessment of redundancy of criteria involved in Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) problems. This BF-ICrA method allows to simplify the original MCDM problem by suppressing redundant criteria (if any) and thus diminish the complexity of MCDM problem. This approach is appealing for solving large MCDM problems whose solution requires the fusion of many belief functions. We show how this approach can be used in two distinct fields of applications: The GPS surveying problem, and the car selection problem.</p>
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In this paper we present two applications of a new Belief Function-based Inter-Criteria Analysis (BF-ICrA) approach for the assessment of redundancy of criteria involved in Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) problems. This BF-ICrA method allows to simplify the original MCDM problem by suppressing redundant criteria (if any) and thus diminish the complexity of MCDM problem. This approach is appealing for solving large MCDM problems whose solution requires the fusion of many belief functions. We show how this approach can be used in two distinct fields of applications: The GPS surveying problem, and the car selection problem.

Two Applications of Inter-Criteria Analysis with Belief Functions

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In this paper we present two applications of a new Belief Function-based Inter-Criteria Analysis (BF-ICrA) approach for the assessment of redundancy of...

Two Applications of Inter-Criteria Analysis with Belief Functions

Publicado en línea: 13 sept 2020

Páginas: 38 - 59

Recibido: 04 dic 2019

Aceptado: 07 may 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2020-0039

Palabras clave
Inter-Criteria Analysis, ICrA-BF, MultiCriteria Decision Making, MCDM, belief functions

© 2020 Jean Dezert et al., published by Sciendo

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

Two Applications of Inter-Criteria Analysis with Belief Functions

Publicado en línea: 13 sept 2020

Páginas: 38 - 59

Recibido: 04 dic 2019

Aceptado: 07 may 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2020-0039

Palabras claveInter-Criteria Analysis, ICrA-BF, MultiCriteria Decision Making, MCDM, belief functions

© 2020 Jean Dezert et al., published by Sciendo

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

Palabras clave
Inter-Criteria Analysis, ICrA-BF, MultiCriteria Decision Making, MCDM, belief functions