Decision making with the uncertain IMOWAD operator
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present a new decision making technique called the uncertain induced Minkowski OWA distance (UIMOWAD) operator.
Design/methodology/approach
The developed UIMOWAD operator is a new aggregation operator that uses the IOWA operator, the Minkowski distance and interval numbers. It is an extension of the IMOWAD operator that uses uncertain information in the aggregation represented in the form of interval numbers.
Findings
The UIMOWAD operator is very suitable to deal with complex reordering processes that represent a wide range of factors in an uncertain environment that can be assessed with interval numbers.
Research limitations/implications
Clearly, this paper is devoted to the OWA operator and uncertain theory.
Practical implications
The UIMOWAD operator is applicable in a wide range of situations such as decision‐making, statistics, engineering and economics.
Originality/value
This paper fulfils an identified need to study how to make a decision according to expert's interest in uncertain environment.
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Citation
Zeng, S. (2013), "Decision making with the uncertain IMOWAD operator", Kybernetes, Vol. 42 No. 5, pp. 785-799. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-03-2013-0059
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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