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Group Decisions with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets

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Abstract

The intuitionistic fuzzy set has emerged as a powerful technique for presenting evaluations under uncertainty. It simultaneously describes an object from above and below, that is, by finding one description that includes the object and another that is included by it. Due to the increasing complexity of decision-making environments and the dynamic and uncertain characteristics of objects, the intuitionistic environment has proven valuable to support group decision-making over the past decades.

To help decision-makers interpret and apply intuitionistic fuzzy sets in group decision-making, this chapter provides an overview of intuitionistic fuzzy sets from the perspectives of information fusion, intuitionistic preference relations, and multi-attribute group decisions. Intuitionistic fuzzy information (1) supports information fusion, the fundamental technique for processing decision information and the basis for attaining reasonable decisions, (2) facilitates fuzzy preference relations, enabling decision-makers to express their evaluations and guaranteeing effective scientific decision-making, and (3) constitutes a significant tool for improving decision-making and a direct means for reaching final decision results. To illustrate these ideas, this chapter describes practical contributions of intuitionistic fuzzy sets in the fields of supply chain management, healthcare, and risk assessment in hydropower station assessments and elsewhere. In addition, the prospects and challenges for future research are briefly pointed out.

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  1. School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

    Peijia Ren

  2. Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

    Zeshui Xu

  3. Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    Janusz Kacprzyk

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  1. Wilfrid Laurier University Dept. Mathematics, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    D. Marc Kilgour

  2. University of Strathclyde Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, UK

    Colin Eden

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Ren, P., Xu, Z., Kacprzyk, J. (2020). Group Decisions with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets. In: Kilgour, D., Eden, C. (eds) Handbook of Group Decision and Negotiation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12051-1_43-1

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