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Front. Eng    2019, Vol. 6 Issue (2) : 163-182    https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0017-4
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An overview on the applications of the hesitant fuzzy sets in group decision-making: theory, support and methods
Zeshui XU(), Shen ZHANG
Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Due to the characteristics of hesitant fuzzy sets (HFSs), one hesitant fuzzy element (HFE), which is the basic component of HFSs, can express the evaluation values of multiple decision makers (DMs) on the same alternative under a certain attribute. Thus, the HFS has its unique advantages in group decision making (GDM). Based on which, many scholars have conducted in-depth research on the applications of HFSs in GDM. We have viewed lots of relevant literature and divided the existing studies into three categories: theory, support and methods. In this paper, we elaborate on hesitant fuzzy GDM from these three aspects. The first aspect is mainly about the introduction of HFSs, HFPRs and some hesitant fuzzy aggregation operators. The second aspect describes the consensus process under hesitant fuzzy environment, which is an important support for a complete decision-making process. In the third aspect, we introduce seven hesitant fuzzy GDM approaches, which can be applied in GDM under different decision-making conditions. Finally, we summarize the research status of hesitant fuzzy GDM and put forward some directions of future research.
Keywords hesitant fuzzy set      hesitant fuzzy preference relation      group decision-making     
Corresponding Author(s): Zeshui XU   
Online First Date: 03 April 2019    Issue Date: 17 May 2019
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Zeshui XU,Shen ZHANG. An overview on the applications of the hesitant fuzzy sets in group decision-making: theory, support and methods[J]. Front. Eng, 2019, 6(2): 163-182.
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x1 x2 x3
x1 {0.5} {0.2,0.25,0.3} {0.4,0.5}
x2 {0.7,0.75,0.8} {0.5} {0.55,0.6}
x3 {0.5,0.6} {0.4,0.45} {0.5}
Tab.1  The HFPR H.
x1 x2 x3
x1 {1} {1/3,1/2,2/3} {3/4,1}
x2 {3/2,2,3} {1} {5/4,5/3}
x3 {1,4/3} {3/5,4/5} {1}
Tab.2  The HMPR H
x1 x2 x3
x1 {[0.5,0.5]} {[0.2,0.3],[0.3,0.4],[0.4,0.5]} {[0.3,0.4],[0.4,0.5]}
x2 {[0.5,0.6],[0.6,0.7],[0.7,0.8]} {[0.5,0.5]} {[0.5,0.6],[0.65,0.7] }
x3 {[0.5,0.6],[0.6,0.7] } {[0.3,0.35],[0.4,0.5] } {[0.5,0.5]}
Tab.3  The HFPR H ˜ .
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