A Novel T-Spherical Fuzzy REGIME Method for Managing Multiple-Criteria Choice Analysis Under Uncertain Circumstances
Volume 33, Issue 3 (2022), pp. 437–476
Pub. online: 25 November 2021
Type: Research Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
1 June 2021
1 June 2021
Accepted
1 November 2021
1 November 2021
Published
25 November 2021
25 November 2021
Abstract
The theory of T-spherical fuzzy (T-SF) sets possesses remarkable capability to manage intricate uncertain information. The REGIME method is a well-established technique concerning discrete choice analysis. This paper comes up with a multiple-criteria choice analysis approach supported by the REGIME structure for manipulating T-SF uncertainties. This paper constructs new-created measurements such as superiority identifiers and guide indices for relative attractiveness and fittingness, respectively, between T-SF characteristics. This study evolves the T-SF REGIME I and II prioritization procedures for decision support. The application and comparative studies exhibit the effectiveness and favorable features of the propounded T-SF REGIME methodology in real decisions.
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Biographies
Chen Ting-Yu
T.-Y. Chen is currently a professor in the Department of Industrial and Business Management and the Graduate Institute of Management at Chang Gung University in Taiwan. She received a BS degree in transportation engineering and management, an MS degree in civil engineering, and a PhD degree in traffic and transportation from Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. She has been a visiting professor in the Institute of Information Science at Academia Sinica and in the Department of Information Management at National Chi Nan University. She has been an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Department of Nursing and in the Division of Cerebrovascular Disease of the Department of Neurology at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Her current research interests include multiple criteria decision analysis, fuzzy decision making in modelling, and intelligent decision support for management. She is an Honorary Member of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of Taiwan.
