A new method based on induced aggregation operator and distance measures for fuzzy decision-making

A new method based on induced aggregation operator and distance measures for fuzzy decision-making

Zhihong Ma1, Jianping Chen2 , Shouzhen Zeng3

COMPUTER MODELLING & NEW TECHNOLOGIES 2014 18(2) 232-239

1 Basic Science Department, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300384, China;
2 School of Management, Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, 310018, China
3 College of Computer and Information, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 310015, China


In this paper we introduce a new fuzzy decision making model that unifies induced aggregation operators and distance measures in the same formulation. We develop the fuzzy induced generalized ordered weighted averaging distance (FIGOWAD) operator. The main advantage of this operator is that it provides a parameterized family of aggregation operators between the minimum and the maximum and a wide range of special cases. Another advantage is that it is able to deal with the fuzzy environment where the information is very imprecise and can be assessed with interval numbers. Moreover, it uses induced aggregation operators that provide a more general representation of the attitudinal character of the decision-maker. We study some families of the FIGOWAD operators. We end the paper with an application of the new approach in a business decision-making problem about the selection of strategies.