Aggregation of fuzzy relations in multicriteria decision making problems is considered. Pair wise comparisons between the alternatives by several criteria are given as fuzzy relations with definite properties. The weighted coefficients of the criteria are fuzzy numbers. The aim is to suggest models for aggregation of the fuzzy relations taking into account the criteria importance. The propertie...

The evaluation process of employee performance has been very vital and critical issue for companies that aim to reward employees for meeting their organizational goals and identify whether or not their objectives are met, and develop necessary action plans so that they can be achieved in near future. This selection process is so essential for companies due to the fact that wrong decisions may n...

Global supplier development is a multi-criterion decision problem which includes both qualitative and quantitative factors. The global supplier selection problem is more complex than domestic one and it needs more critical analysis. The aim of this paper is to identify and discuss some of the important and critical decision criteria including risk factors for the development of an efficient sys...

    Supplier selection,   Multi-objective decision making,   Fuzzy Compromise programming,   Supply chain management,   Quantity discount .   Supplier selection is naturally a complex multi-objective problem including both quantitative and qualitative factors. This paper deals with this issue from a new view point. A quantity discount situation, which plays a role of motivator for buyer, is con...

Caixia Li , Sreenatha Gopalarao Anavatti, Tapabrata Ray University of New South Wales @ Australian Defence Force Academy [email protected] Abstract-This paper focuses on the design and implementation of the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) using Fuzzy inference techniques. This AHP-FUZZY approach is a multi-criteria combination system. The nature of the AHP-FUZZY approach is pair-...

the purpose of this study has been concretized in terms of impact of mobileadvertising on the purchase decision of the consumer and aimed to answer toresearch questions: which is the underlying structure of criteria in mobileadvertising? and which criteria are important for consumers in evaluatingmobile advertising? a sample of consumers in taiwan was surveyed and usingfuzzy judgment to determi...

An optimal maintenance strategy mix is necessary for increasing availability and reliability levels of production facilities without significantly increasing operational costs. The selection of maintenance strategies is a typical Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) problem with conflicting goals. Consideration of interdependence among the criteria and alternative policies for maintenance s...

The purpose of this study has been concretized in terms of impact of mobileadvertising on the purchase decision of the consumer and aimed to answer toresearch questions: which is the underlying structure of criteria in mobileadvertising? And which criteria are important for consumers in evaluatingmobile advertising? A sample of consumers in Taiwan was surveyed and usingfuzzy judgment to determi...