Group Decision-Making Method with Incomplete Intuitionistic Fuzzy Preference Relations Based on a Generalized Multiplicative Consistent Concept
- Xiaoyun Lu1, Jiuying Dong2,3,*, Hecheng Li1, Shuping Wan4
1 School of Computer Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, 810008, China
2 School of Science, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
3 School of Statistics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, 330013, China
4 School of Information Technology, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, 330013, China
* Corresponding Author: Jiuying Dong. Email:
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Extension, Modeling and Applications of Fuzzy Set Theory in Engineering and Science)
2 School of Science, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
3 School of Statistics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, 330013, China
4 School of Information Technology, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, 330013, China
* Corresponding Author: Jiuying Dong. Email:
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Extension, Modeling and Applications of Fuzzy Set Theory in Engineering and Science)
Received 02 December 2021; Accepted 26 January 2022; Issue published 27 June 2022
Abstract
Based on the analyses of existing preference group decision-making (PGDM) methods with intuitionistic fuzzy
preference relations (IFPRs), we present a new PGDM framework with incomplete IFPRs. A generalized multiplicative consistent for IFPRs is defined, and a mathematical programming model is constructed to supplement
the missing values in incomplete IFPRs. Moreover, in this study, another mathematical programming model is
constructed to improve the consistency level of unacceptably multiplicative consistent IFPRs. For group decisionmaking (GDM) with incomplete IFPRs, three reliable sources inuencing the weights of experts are identified. Subsequently, a method for determining the weights of experts is developed by simultaneously considering three
reliable sources. Furthermore, a targeted consensus process (CPR) is developed in this study with reference to
the actual situation of the consensus level of each IFPR. Meanwhile, in response to the proposed multiplicative
consistency definition , a novel method for determining the optimal priority weights of alternatives is redefined.
Lastly, based on the above theory, a novel GDM method with incomplete IFPRs is developed, and the comparative
and sensitivity analysis results demonstrate the utility and superiority of this work.
Keywords
Intuitionistic fuzzy preference relations; multiplicative consistency; consensus; optimization model; group decision-making
Cite This Article
Lu, X., Dong, J., Li, H., Wan, S. (2022). Group Decision-Making Method with Incomplete Intuitionistic Fuzzy Preference Relations Based on a Generalized Multiplicative Consistent Concept. CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 132(3), 881–907.
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