Distance measure for Fermatean fuzzy linguistic term sets based on linguistic scale function: An illustration of the TODIM and TOPSIS methods

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 2807-2834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghai Liu ◽  
Yuanyuan Liu ◽  
Lizhen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Distance Measure ◽  
Scale Function ◽  
Linguistic Term ◽  
Linguistic Scale Function ◽  
Fuzzy Linguistic

scholarly journals Cosine Distance Measure between Neutrosophic Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Sets and Its Application in Multiple Criteria Decision Making

Symmetry ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghai Liu ◽  
Xiaohong Chen ◽  
Dan Peng
Keyword(s):  
Distance Measure ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Scale Function ◽  
Topsis Method ◽  
Linguistic Distance ◽  
Linguistic Term ◽  
Linguistic Scale Function ◽  
Cosine Distance ◽  
Fuzzy Linguistic

This paper proposes a neutrosophic hesitant fuzzy linguistic term set (NHFLTS) based on hesitant fuzzy linguistic term set (HFLTS) and neutrosophic set (NS), which can express the inconsistent and uncertainty information flexibly in multiple criteria decision making problems. The basic operational laws of NHFLTS based on linguistic scale function are also discussed. Then we propose the generalized neutrosophic hesitant fuzzy linguistic distance measure and discuss its properties. Furthermore, a new similarity measure of NHFLTS combines the generalized neutrosophic hesitant fuzzy linguistic distance measure and the cosine function is given. A corresponding cosine distance measure between NHFLTSs is proposed according to the relationship between the similarity measure and the distance measure, and we develop the technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) method to the obtained cosine distance measure. The main advantages of the proposed NHFLTS is defined on linguistic scale function, the decision makers can flexibly convert the linguistic information to semantic values, and the proposed cosine distance measure between NHFLTSs with TOPSIS method can deal with the related decision information not only from the point of view of algebra, but also from the point of view of geometry. Finally, the reasonableness and effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated by the illustrative example, which is also compared to the other existing methods.

scholarly journals The New Similarity Measure and Distance Measure of a Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Term Set Based on a Linguistic Scale Function

Symmetry ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghai Liu ◽  
Yuanyuan Liu ◽  
Xiaohong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Similarity Measure ◽  
Distance Measure ◽  
Cosine Similarity ◽  
Scale Function ◽  
Linguistic Term ◽  
Euclidean Distance Measure ◽  
Order Preference ◽  
Cosine Similarity Measure ◽  
Linguistic Scale Function ◽  
Fuzzy Linguistic

The existing cosine similarity measure for hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets (HFLTSs) has an impediment as it does not satisfy the axiom of similarity measure. Due to this disadvantage, a new similarity measure combining the existing cosine similarity measure and the Euclidean distance measure of HFLTSs is proposed, which is constructed based on a linguistic scale function; the related properties are also given. According to the relationship between the distance measure and the similarity measure, a corresponding distance measure between HFLTSs is obtained. Furthermore, we generalize the technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) method to the obtained distance measure of the HFLTSs. The principal advantages of the proposed method are that it cannot only effectively transform linguistic information in different semantic environments, but it can also avoid the shortcomings of existing the cosine similarity measure. Finally, a case study is conducted to illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method, which is compared to the existing methods.

scholarly journals Sustainable Construction Supplier Selection by a Multiple Criteria Decision-making Method with Hesitant Linguistic Information

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 119-136
Author(s):  
Huchang Liao ◽  
Ruxue Ren ◽  
Jurgita Antucheviciene ◽  
Jonas Šaparauskas ◽  
Abdullah Al-Barakati
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Distance Measure ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Linguistic Term ◽  
Decision Making Model ◽  
Fuzzy Linguistic

Within the context of resource constraints and ecological environment imbalance, the adoption of green suppliers can help construction enterprises achieve sustainable development and improve their competitiveness. The selection of sustainable construction suppliers is a multi-criteria decision-making problem since multiple factors should be considered. The increasingly complex decision-making environment makes it difficult for evaluators to give accurate evaluation values. In this regard, the hesitant fuzzy linguistic term set is a qualitative evaluation tool to represent the comprehensive linguistic evaluation values of experts by considering the hesitancy behaviors of experts. In this paper, a scientific multi-criteria decision-making model based on the improved Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) method and the double normalization-based multi-aggregation (DNMA) method in the hesitant fuzzy linguistic environment is proposed. A new distance measure is proposed to measure the differences between hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets with different lengths without changing the original evaluation information of experts. The proposed distance measure is applied to the proposed multi-criteria decision-making model. After improving the calculation steps of the traditional SWARA method, we can determine the weights of criteria effectively through our proposed model. To verify the applicability of the proposed method, we implement it to select sustainable building suppliers. The effectiveness of the method is verified by sensitivity analysis. We also compare the results obtained by our method and those derived by the Weight Aggregated Sum Product ASsessment (WASPAS) method and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method. The proposed method have a strong applicability to solve the sustainability-related decision problems given that it can effectively determine the weights of criteria and flexibly meet the needs of decision-makers by adjusting the coefficient.

Distance-Based Multi-Criteria Group Decision-Making Approaches with Multi-Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Information

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (04) ◽  
pp. 1069-1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Jian-Qiang Wang ◽  
Hong-Yu Zhang ◽  
Xiao-Hong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Linguistic Distance ◽  
Linguistic Information ◽  
Set Operations ◽  
Linguistic Term ◽  
Linguistic Scale Function ◽  
Fuzzy Linguistic

In this paper, the distance-based multi-criteria group decision-making (MCGDM) approaches using multi-hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets (MHFLTSs) are proposed. MHFLTSs can contain nonconsecutive and repetitive linguistic terms, so as to deal with repeated linguistic values in group decision-making. A multi-hesitant fuzzy linguistic term element (MHFLTE) can be produced by collecting the evaluation values of several decision-makers or given by one person who has uncertainty in evaluation. The corresponding set operations and comparison rules are defined and the generalized hesitant fuzzy linguistic distance for MHFLTEs is given based on the linguistic scale function. Then this distance is embedded into the TOPSIS, VIKOR and TODIM approaches for the purpose of solving multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems in the context of multi-hesitant fuzzy linguistic information. With increasing concerns about deterioration in environment, organizations are obliged to carry out more environmental sustainable activities than before, such as progressive practices in green supply chain management (GSCM). Therefore, with respect to the application of MHFLTSs in GSCM, two illustrations for evaluating the related alternatives are finally provided, together with the sensitivity and comparison analysis, to show the validity and effectiveness of our proposal.

scholarly journals Fermatean fuzzy linguistic weighted averaging/geometric operators based on modified operational laws and their application in multiple attribute group decision-making

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajkumar Verma
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Weighted Averaging ◽  
Scale Function ◽  
Operational Laws ◽  
Multiple Attribute ◽  
Linguistic Scale Function ◽  
Fuzzy Linguistic

Fermatean fuzzy linguistic (FFL) set theory provides an efficient tool for modeling a higher level of uncertain and imprecise information, which cannot be represented using intuitionistic fuzzy linguistic (IFL)/Pythagorean fuzzy linguistic (PFL) sets. On the other hand, the linguistic scale function is the better way to consider the semantics of the linguistic terms during the evaluation process. In the present paper, we first define some new modified operational laws for Fermatean fuzzy linguistic numbers (FFLNs) based on linguistic scale function (LSF) to overcome the shortcomings of the existing operational laws and prove some important mathematical properties of them. Based on it, the work defines several new aggregation operators (AOs), namely, the FFL-weighted averaging (FFLWA) operator, the FFL-weighted geometric (FFLWG) operator, the FFL-ordered weighted averaging (FFLOWA) operator, the FFL-ordered weighted geometric (FFLOWG) operator, the FFL-hybrid averaging (FFLHA) operator and the FFL-hybrid geometric (FFLHG) operator under FFL environment. Several properties of these AOs are investigated in detail. Further, based on these operators, a multiple attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) approach with FFL information is developed. Finally, to illustrate the effectiveness of the present approach, a real-life supplier selection problem is presented where the evaluation information of the alternatives is given in terms of FFLNs.

scholarly journals Pairwise Comparison and Distance Measure of Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Term Sets

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Chen Huang ◽  
Xiaojun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Distance Measure ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Making ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
Linguistic Terms ◽  
Pairwise Comparison Matrix ◽  
Linguistic Term ◽  
Measure Methods ◽  
Fuzzy Linguistic

A hesitant fuzzy linguistic term set (HFLTS), allowing experts using several possible linguistic terms to assess a qualitative linguistic variable, is very useful to express people’s hesitancy in practical decision-making problems. Up to now, a little research has been done on the comparison and distance measure of HFLTSs. In this paper, we present a comparison method for HFLTSs based on pairwise comparisons of each linguistic term in the two HFLTSs. Then, a distance measure method based on the pairwise comparison matrix of HFLTSs is proposed, and we prove that this distance is equal to the distance of the average values of HFLTSs, which makes the distance measure much more simple. Finally, the pairwise comparison and distance measure methods are utilized to develop two multicriteria decision-making approaches under hesitant fuzzy linguistic environments. The results analysis shows that our methods in this paper are more reasonable.

scholarly journals The Intuitionistic Fuzzy Linguistic Cosine Similarity Measure and Its Application in Pattern Recognition

Complexity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghai Liu ◽  
Xiaohong Chen ◽  
Dan Peng
Keyword(s):  
Similarity Measure ◽  
Similarity Measures ◽  
Cosine Similarity ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Linguistic Term ◽  
Cosine Similarity Measure ◽  
Linguistic Scale Function ◽  
Cosine Similarity Measures ◽  
Fuzzy Linguistic ◽  
Interval Valued

We propose the cosine similarity measures for intuitionistic fuzzy linguistic sets (IFLSs) and interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy linguistic sets (IVIFLSs), which are expressed by the linguistic scale function based on the cosine function. Then, the weighted cosine similarity measure and the ordered weighted cosine similarity measure for IFLSs and IVIFLSs are introduced by taking into account the importance of each element, and the properties of the cosine similarity measures are also given. The main advantage of the proposed cosine similarity measures is that the decision-makers can flexibly select the linguistic scale function depending on the actual semantic situation. Finally, we present the application of the cosine similarity measures for intuitionistic fuzzy linguistic term sets and interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy linguistic term sets to pattern recognition and medical diagnosis, and the existing cosine similarity measures are compared with the proposed cosine similarity measures by the illustrative example.

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