Non-linear Neutrosophic Numbers and Its Application to Multiple Criteria Performance Assessment

Abstract

[EN] The concept of fuzzy set has been extended by neutrosophic fuzzy sets to represent sets whose elements have different degrees of membership characterized by a truth-membership function, an indeterminacy-membership function and a falsity-membership function. It is usually assumed that these functions are linear, hence excluding the possibility of non-linearity in many decision-making situations. From an alternative definition of non-linear neutrosophic numbers, we develop the concepts of (alpha, beta, gamma)-cuts, possibility mean, variance, skewness and a new possibility score function. These concepts are useful to deal with multiple criteria decision making problems. We illustrate the practical use of these concepts by means of a real case study in supply chain risk management in the motor industry. Due to the fact that neutrosophic sets have been used in several areas of decision-making, finance and economics, we argue that our proposal contributes to enhance the application of neutrosophic numbers.Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature.Reig-Mullor, J.; Salas-Molina, F. (2022). Non-linear Neutrosophic Numbers and Its Application to Multiple Criteria Performance Assessment. International Journal of Fuzzy Systems. 24(6):2889-2904. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40815-022-01295-y2889290424

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