Group decision-making based on heterogeneous preference relations with self-confidence
Fuzzy Optimization and Decision MakingPublished 29 November 2016
Wenqi Liu, Yucheng Dong, Francisco Chiclana, Francisco Javier Cabrerizo, Enrique Herrera‐Viedma
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This study defines the preference relation with self-confidence by taking multiple self- confidence levels into consideration, and presents a two-stage linear programming model for estimating the collective preference vector for the group decision-making based on heterogeneous preference relations withSelf-confidence.
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