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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2013.33.3.917

Application of Fuzzy Multi-criteria Decision Making Techniques for Robust Prioritization  

Han, Bong Gu (Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
Chung, Eun Sung (Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.33, no.3, 2013 , pp. 917-926 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study presents the feasibility of fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) techniques for the robust prioritization of projects. It is applied to water resources planning problem. Results from weighted sum method (WSM), analytic hierarchy process (AHP), revised analytic hierarchy process (R-AHP), and TOPSIS are compared with those from Fuzzy WSM, Fuzzy, AHP, Fuzzy R-AHP, and Fuzzy TOPSIS. For the calculation, all weights on criteria and the normalized data were obtained from the same investigation. As a result, the rankings from four MCDM techniques are slightly different while those from fuzzy MCDM show the comparatively consistent ranking. Therefore, it is desirable to use fuzzy MCDM technique when MCDM is used for the prioritization problem, since fuzzy MCDM can include the uncertain variability of input data and weighting values on criteria.
Keywords
Fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) technique; Triangular fuzzy number; Robust prioritization; Water resource planning;
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