410 research outputs found
A novel sorting method topsis-sort: an applicaiton for tehran environmental quality evaluation
Many real-life problems are multi-objective by nature that requires evaluation of more than one
criterion, therefore MCDM has become an important issue. In recent years, many MCDM methods
have been developed; the existing approaches have been improved and extended. Multi criteria
decision analysis has been regarded as a suitable set of methods to perform sustainability
evaluations. Among numerous MCDM methods developed to solve real-life decision problems,
Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) continues to work
satisfactorily in diverse application areas. In this paper, a novel sorting method (TOPSIS-Sort) based
on the classic TOPSIS method is presented. In the TOPSIS-Sort approach an outranking relation
is used for sorting purposes. The proposed approach uses characteristic profiles for defining the
classes and outranking relation as the preference model. Application of the proposed approach is
demonstrated by classifying 22 districts of Tehran into
five classes (but none of the districts
fits into
Classes 4 and 5), representing areas with different levels of environmental quality. An analysis and
assessment of the environmental conditions in Tehran helps to identify the districts with the poor
environmental quality. Priority should be given to these areas to maintain and improve the quality
of environment. The results obtained by the TOPSIS-Sort give credence to its success, because
the results of sorting con
firm our and specialists’ evaluation of the districts. This research provides
appropriate results with respect to the development of sorting models in the form of outranking
relations. The model, proposed by this study, is applicable to the other outranking methods such as
ELECTRE, PROMETHEE, etc
REVIEW OF MODELING PREFERENCES FOR DECISION MODELS
A group decision problem is set in environments where there is a common issue to solve, a set of possible options to choose, and a set of individuals who are experts and express their opinions about the set of possible alternatives with the intention to reach a collective decision as the unique solution of the problem in question. The modeling of the preferences of the decision-maker is an essential stage in the construction of models used in the theory of decision, operations research, economics, etc. On decision problems experts use models of representation of preferences that are close to their disciplines or fields of work. The structures of information most commonly used for the representation of the preferences of experts are vectors of utility, orders of preference and preference relations. In decision problems, the expression of preferences domain is the domain of information used by the experts to express their preferences, the main are numerical, linguistic, and intervalar stressing the multi-granular linguistic. This paper is a review of these concepts. Its purpose is to provide a guide of bibliographic references for these concepts, which are briefly discussed in this document
Une méthode multicritère de tri en utilisant plusieurs actions caractéristiques de référence pour définir chaque catégorie : la méthode Electre Tri-nC
International audienceThis paper presents Electre Tri-nC, a new sorting method which takes into account several reference actions for characterizing each category. This new method gives a particular freedom to the decision maker in the co-construction decision aiding process with the analyst to characterize the set of categories, while there is no constraint for introducing only one reference action as typical of each category like in Electre Tri-C (Almeida-Dias et al., 2010). As in such a sorting method, this new sorting method is composed of two joint rules. Electre Tri-nC also fulfills a certain number of natural requirements. Additional results on the behavior of the new method are also provided in this paper, namely the ones with respect to the addition or removal of the reference actions used for characterizing a certain category. A numerical example illustrates the manner in which Electre Tri-nC can be used by a decision maker. A comparison with some related sorting procedures is presented and it allows to conclude that the new method is appropriate to deal with sorting problems.Dans cet article, une nouvelle méthode de tri, qui généralise la méthode Electre Tri-C, est proposée. On appelle cette méthode Electre Tri-nC. Cette méthode de tri est appropriée à des contextes d’aide à la décision où les catégories sont complètement ordonnées et chacune d’elles étant définie par plusieurs actions caractéristiques de référence au lieu d’une seule par catégorie. Electre Tri-nC a également été connue pour vérifier un ensemble d’exigences structurelles naturelles (la conformité, l’homogénéité, la monotonie et la stabilité), qui peuvent être considérées comme ses propriétés fondamentales. Cette méthode est constituée de deux règles couplées, appelées la règle descendante et la règle ascendante, qui doivent être utilisées conjointement (et pas séparément). Chacune de ces deux règles fait intervenir une fonction de sélection, qui est utilisée pour choisir une catégorie parmi deux catégories consécutives pour l’affectation possible d’une action. Le processus de co-construction entre l’analyste et le décideur peut être amélioré en ajoutant une nouvelle action caractéristique de référence. Cela implique la modification de la définition d’une catégorie et, par conséquent, à des impacts sur les résultats d’affectation, après cette modification. Dans cet article ce type de phénomènes est analysé de façon précise. Un exemple numérique est aussi présenté afin d’illustrer les résultats théoriques majeurs fournis par la méthode Electre Tri-nC. Une comparaison avec certaines méthodes de tri, qui partagent quelques éléments clés avec cette nouvelle méthode de tri, notamment en utilisant plusieurs actions caractéristique de référence pour définir chacune des catégories, permet de conclure que la méthode Electre Tri-nC est appropriée pour être appliquée aux problèmes de tri
Dominance-based Rough Set Approach, basic ideas and main trends
Dominance-based Rough Approach (DRSA) has been proposed as a machine learning
and knowledge discovery methodology to handle Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding
(MCDA). Due to its capacity of asking the decision maker (DM) for simple
preference information and supplying easily understandable and explainable
recommendations, DRSA gained much interest during the years and it is now one
of the most appreciated MCDA approaches. In fact, it has been applied also
beyond MCDA domain, as a general knowledge discovery and data mining
methodology for the analysis of monotonic (and also non-monotonic) data. In
this contribution, we recall the basic principles and the main concepts of
DRSA, with a general overview of its developments and software. We present also
a historical reconstruction of the genesis of the methodology, with a specific
focus on the contribution of Roman S{\l}owi\'nski.Comment: This research was partially supported by TAILOR, a project funded by
European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under GA
No 952215. This submission is a preprint of a book chapter accepted by
Springer, with very few minor differences of just technical natur
Compromise in cooperative game and the VIKOR method
Five approaches in conflict resolution are distinguished, based on cooperativeness and aggressiveness in resolving conflict. Compromise based on cooperativeness is emphasized here as a solution in conflict resolution. Cooperative game theory oriented towards aiding the conflict resolution is considered and the compromise value for TU(transferable utility)-game is presented. The method VIKOR could be applied to determine compromise solution of a multicriteria decision making problem with noncommensurable and conflicting criteria. Compromise is considered as an intermediate state between conflicting objectives or criteria reached by mutual concession. The applicability of the cooperative game theory and the VIKOR method for conflict resolution is illustrated
Multi-Attribute Decision Making Method Based on Aggregated Neutrosophic Set
Multi-attribute decision-making refers to the decision-making problem of selecting the optimal alternative or sorting the scheme when considering multiple attributes, which is widely used in engineering design, economy, management and military, etc. But in real application, the attribute information of many objects is often inaccurate or uncertain, so it is very important for us to find a useful and efficient method to solve the problem
Combining machine learning and metaheuristics algorithms for classification method PROAFTN
© Crown 2019. The supervised learning classification algorithms are one of the most well known successful techniques for ambient assisted living environments. However the usual supervised learning classification approaches face issues that limit their application especially in dealing with the knowledge interpretation and with very large unbalanced labeled data set. To address these issues fuzzy classification method PROAFTN was proposed. PROAFTN is part of learning algorithms and enables to determine the fuzzy resemblance measures by generalizing the concordance and discordance indexes used in outranking methods. The main goal of this chapter is to show how the combined meta-heuristics with inductive learning techniques can improve performances of the PROAFTN classifier. The improved PROAFTN classifier is described and compared to well known classifiers, in terms of their learning methodology and classification accuracy. Through this chapter we have shown the ability of the metaheuristics when embedded to PROAFTN method to solve efficiency the classification problems
Algorithms for probabilistic uncertain linguistic multiple attribute group decision making based on the GRA and CRITIC method: application to location planning of electric vehicle charging stations
Electric vehicles (EVs) could be regarded as one of the most
innovative and high technologies all over the world to cope with
the fossil fuel energy resource crisis and environmental pollution
issues. As the initiatory task of EV charging station (EVCS) construction,
site selection play an important part throughout the
whole life cycle, which is deemed to be multiple attribute group
decision making (MAGDM) problem involving many experts and
many conflicting attributes. In this paper, a grey relational analysis
(GRA) method is investigated to tackle the probabilistic uncertain
linguistic MAGDM in which the attribute weights are completely
unknown information. Firstly, the definition of the expected value
is then employed to objectively derive the attribute weights
based on the CRiteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation
(CRITIC) method. Then, the optimal alternative is chosen by calculating
largest relative relational degree from the probabilistic
uncertain linguistic positive ideal solution (PULPIS) which considers
both the largest grey relational coefficient from the PULPIS and the
smallest grey relational coefficient from the probabilistic uncertain
linguistic negative ideal solution (PULNIS). Finally, a numerical
case for site selection of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) is
designed to illustrate the proposed method. The result shows the
approach is simple, effective and easy to calculate
Fuzzy Interval-Valued Multi Criteria Based Decision Making for Ranking Features in Multi-Modal 3D Face Recognition
Soodamani Ramalingam, 'Fuzzy interval-valued multi criteria based decision making for ranking features in multi-modal 3D face recognition', Fuzzy Sets and Systems, In Press version available online 13 June 2017. This is an Open Access paper, made available under the Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This paper describes an application of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for multi-modal fusion of features in a 3D face recognition system. A decision making process is outlined that is based on the performance of multi-modal features in a face recognition task involving a set of 3D face databases. In particular, the fuzzy interval valued MCDM technique called TOPSIS is applied for ranking and deciding on the best choice of multi-modal features at the decision stage. It provides a formal mechanism of benchmarking their performances against a set of criteria. The technique demonstrates its ability in scaling up the multi-modal features.Peer reviewedProo
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