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Title Multi-criteria decision-making method based on Smallest Enclosing Circle in incompletely reliable information environment
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Authors Shen, KW; Wang, XK; Wang, JQ
Title Multi-criteria decision-making method based on Smallest Enclosing Circle in incompletely reliable information environment
Year 2019
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.cie.2019.02.011
Abstract Incomplete reliable information exists because of the differences in knowledge, intuition and experience of information sources. To study the influence of incomplete reliable information on decision making, Zadeh proposed the concept of Z-number. Most current research on Z-number has high computational complexity or information distortion. Finding the balance between computational complexity and information loss is the key in studying Z-number. This paper defined the similarity measures of random and fuzzy information separately. In view of the low computational complexity and good stability of the Smallest Enclosing Circle (SEC), this paper proposed a new multi-criteria decision-making method based on the suggested similarity measures by introducing the idea of SEC to solve problems, in which the evaluation value is described as Z-number. In addition, this paper provided an example of regional circular economy development plan selection to illustrate the feasibility of our proposed method. Results show the validity and stability of the proposed method.
Author Keywords Z-number; Fuzzy cut-set theory; Smallest Enclosing Circle; Circular economy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000466825100001
WoS Category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Engineering, Industrial
Research Area Computer Science; Engineering
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