There are several methods, in literature, for finding the fuzzy optimal solution of fully fuzzy transportation problems (transportation problems in which all the parameters are represented by fuzzy numbers). In this paper, the shortcomings of some existing methods are pointed out and to overcome these shortcomings, two new methods (based on fuzzy linear programming formulation and classical tra...

Logistics outsourcing has been at the top of the management agenda during recent decades. The selection of the proper service supplier is the key to success in logistic outsourcing Firms could select the right supplier by applying appropriate methods and selection criteria. In this paper a new framework is proposed on the basis of weighted additive fuzzy programming approach and linear programm...

In this paper, a fuzzy production inventory model with resalable returns has been analysed in an imprecise and uncertain environment by considering the cost and revenue parameters as trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. The main objective is to determine the optimal fuzzy production lotsize which maximizes the expected profit where the products leftout at the end of the period are salvaged and demands wh...

In any decision-making process, imprecision is a significant issue. To deal with the ambiguous environment of collective decision-making, various tools and approaches have been created. Fuzzy set theory one most recent for coping imprecision. The Transportation Problem (FTP) well-known network planned linear programming problem which exists in variety situations has received lot attention recen...

The goal of this paper is to solve a matrix game with fuzzy payoffs. In this paper, a fuzzy matrix game has been considered and its solution methodology has been proposed. In this paper, fuzzy payoff values are assumed to be trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. Then the corresponding matrix game has been converted into crisp game using defuzzification of fuzzy number. Here, widely known signed distance m...

The problem to find the nearest trapezoidal approximation of a fuzzy number with respect to a well-knownmetric, which preserves the expected interval of the fuzzy number, is completely solved. The previously proposed approximation operators are improved so as to always obtain a trapezoidal fuzzy number. Properties of this new trapezoidal approximation operator are studied. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. ...