Gravitational Intelligent Decision-Making Model at the Fuzzy Front End with Extrinsic Idea Integration by the K-Means Algorithm
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Relation to Existing Theories and Work
3. Innovative FFE Model Approach-Methodology
4. K-Means Algorithm with Extrinsic Idea Approach Model
4.1. Step-1: Find Each Pillar Scale
4.2. Step-2 Find the Level of “K”
4.3. Step-3 Assign Each Pillar to a Weight
4.4. Step-4 Create a New Idea Value Vector
4.5. Step-5 Calculation of Clusters’ Centroids by Using K-Means Algorithm
4.6. Step-6 Update Pillar Value Vector
4.7. Step-7 Calculate Global Point (PG) for Each Idea
4.8. Step-8 Calculate Local Point (PL) for Each Idea
4.9. Step-9 Calculate Average Value of Updated Pillar Weight Vector
4.10. Step-10 Calculate Total Point (P) for Each Idea
4.11. Step-11 Increase Index
4.12. Step-12 Return to Step-4
5. How the Model Works Is Exemplified in a Simple Case
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Product | Product Idea | Technology-Level Scale | Market Needs Scale |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Analog Pocket Compass | Analog Sensor (AS) | Mechanic |
2. | Analog Vehicle Compass | AS | Mechanic |
3. | Analog Thermometer | AS | Mechanic |
4. | Analog Barometer | AS | Mechanic |
5. | Digital Vehicle Compass | Digital Sensor (DS) | Electronic |
6. | Navigation System | DS | Electronic |
7. | Digital Compass (DC) | DS | Micro-Electronic |
8. | Navigation (NAV) | DS | Micro-Electronic |
9. | DC + NAV | DS | Micro-Electronic Integration (MEI) |
10. | DC + NAV+ Thermometer (TER) | DS | MEI |
11. | DC + NAV + TER + Barometer (BAR) | DS | MEI |
12. | Multi-Sport Wrist Watch (MSWW) | DS | MEI + Application Production (AP) |
13. | MSWW + Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) | DS | Digital Health Measurement (DHM) + Multi-Sensor (MS) + AP + MEI |
14. | MSWW + HRM + Pulse Oximeter (PO) | DS | DHM + MS + AP + MEI |
15. | MSWW + HRM + PO + Contactless Payment (CP) | DS + DP | DHM + MS + AP + Digital Payment (DP) + MEI |
16. | MSWW + HRM + PO + CP + Smart Notifications from Cell Phone (SN) | DS + DP + DCom | DHM + MS + AP + DP + Digital Communication (DCom) + MEI |
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Kurt, O.E.; Vayvay, O. Gravitational Intelligent Decision-Making Model at the Fuzzy Front End with Extrinsic Idea Integration by the K-Means Algorithm. Systems 2022, 10, 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10050194
Kurt OE, Vayvay O. Gravitational Intelligent Decision-Making Model at the Fuzzy Front End with Extrinsic Idea Integration by the K-Means Algorithm. Systems. 2022; 10(5):194. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10050194
Chicago/Turabian StyleKurt, Onur Emre, and Ozalp Vayvay. 2022. "Gravitational Intelligent Decision-Making Model at the Fuzzy Front End with Extrinsic Idea Integration by the K-Means Algorithm" Systems 10, no. 5: 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10050194