DocumentCode :
1379203
Title :
Self-organizing fuzzy aggregation models to rank the objects with multiple attributes
Author :
Guo, Peijun ; Tanaka, Hideo ; Inuiguchi, Masahiro
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Econ., Kagawa Univ., Takamatsu, Japan
Volume :
30
Issue :
5
fYear :
2000
fDate :
9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
573
Lastpage :
580
Abstract :
In this paper, a kind of ranking system, called agent-clients evaluation system, is proposed and investigated where there is no such authority with the right to predetermine weights of attributes of the entities evaluated by multiple evaluators for obtaining an aggregated evaluation result from the given fuzzy multiattribute values of these entities. Three models are proposed to evaluate the entities in such a system based on fuzzy inequality relation, possibility, and necessity measures, respectively. In these models, firstly the weights of attributes are automatically sought by fuzzy linear programming (FLP) problems based on the concept of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to make a summing-up assessment from each evaluator. Secondly, the weights for representing each evaluator´s credibility are obtained by FLP to make an integrated evaluation of entities from the viewpoints of all evaluators. Lastly, a partially ordered set on a one-dimensional space is obtained so that all entities can be ranked easily. Because the weights of attributes and evaluators are obtained by DEA-based FLP problems, the proposed ranking models can be regarded as fair-competition and self-organizing ones so that the inherent feature of evaluation data can be reflected objectively
Keywords :
data envelopment analysis; decision theory; fuzzy set theory; linear programming; self-adjusting systems; 1D space; DEA; FLP; LP; agent-clients evaluation system; attribute weight predetermination; data envelopment analysis; fair-competition ranking; fuzzy inequality relation measures; fuzzy linear programming; fuzzy multiattribute values; multiattribute object ranking; multiple attributes; necessity measures; partially ordered set; possibility measures; self-organizing fuzzy aggregation models; self-organizing ranking; Data envelopment analysis; Decision making; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy systems; Information analysis; Linear programming; Marketing and sales; Motorcycles; Open wireless architecture; Uncertainty;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1083-4427
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/3468.867864
Filename :
867864
Link To Document :
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