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			<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">INFORMATICA</journal-id>
			<journal-title-group>
				<journal-title>Informatica</journal-title>
			</journal-title-group>
			<issn pub-type="epub">0868-4952</issn>
			<issn pub-type="ppub">0868-4952</issn>
			<publisher>
				<publisher-name>VU</publisher-name>
			</publisher>
		</journal-meta>
		<article-meta>
			<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">inf20210</article-id>
			<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15388/Informatica.2009.252</article-id>
			<article-categories>
				<subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
					<subject>Research article</subject>
				</subj-group>
			</article-categories>
			<title-group>
				<article-title>Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Model by Applying Grey Numbers</article-title>
			</title-group>
			<contrib-group>
				<contrib contrib-type="Author">
					<name>
						<surname>Zavadskas</surname>
						<given-names>Edmundas Kazimieras</given-names>
					</name>
					<email xlink:href="mailto:edmundas.zavadskas@adm.vgtu.lt">edmundas.zavadskas@adm.vgtu.lt</email>
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				</contrib>
				<contrib contrib-type="Author">
					<name>
						<surname>Kaklauskas</surname>
						<given-names>Arturas</given-names>
					</name>
					<xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_INFORMATICA_aff_000"/>
				</contrib>
				<contrib contrib-type="Author">
					<name>
						<surname>Turskis</surname>
						<given-names>Zenonas</given-names>
					</name>
					<xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_INFORMATICA_aff_000"/>
				</contrib>
				<contrib contrib-type="Author">
					<name>
						<surname>Tamošaitienė</surname>
						<given-names>Jolanta</given-names>
					</name>
					<xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_INFORMATICA_aff_000"/>
				</contrib>
				<aff id="j_INFORMATICA_aff_000">Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekio al. 11, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania</aff>
			</contrib-group>
			<pub-date pub-type="epub">
				<day>01</day>
				<month>01</month>
				<year>2009</year>
			</pub-date>
			<volume>20</volume>
			<issue>2</issue>
			<fpage>305</fpage>
			<lpage>320</lpage>
			<history>
				<date date-type="received">
					<day>01</day>
					<month>09</month>
					<year>2008</year>
				</date>
				<date date-type="accepted">
					<day>01</day>
					<month>12</month>
					<year>2008</year>
				</date>
			</history>
			<abstract>
				<p>Multi-attribute analysis is a useful tool in many economical, managerial, constructional, etc. problems. The accuracy of performance measures in COPRAS (The multi-attribute COmplex PRoportional ASsessment of alternatives) method is usually assumed to be accurate. This method assumes direct and proportional dependence of the weight and utility degree of investigated versions on a system of attributes adequately describing the alternatives and on values and weights of the attributes. However, there is usually some uncertainty involved in all multi-attribute model inputs. The objective of this research is to demonstrate how simulation can be used to reflect fuzzy inputs, which allows more complete interpretation of model results. A case study is used to demonstrate the concept of general contractor choice of on the basis of multiple attributes of efficiency with fuzzy inputs applying COPRAS-G method. The research has concluded that the COPRAS-G method is appropriate to use.</p>
			</abstract>
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				<label>Keywords</label>
				<kwd>multi-attribute</kwd>
				<kwd>decision-making</kwd>
				<kwd>model</kwd>
				<kwd>discrete</kwd>
				<kwd>COPRAS</kwd>
				<kwd>COPRAS-G</kwd>
				<kwd>grey number</kwd>
				<kwd>contractor assessment</kwd>
			</kwd-group>
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