Algorithms for Multi-Criteria Decision-Making under Uncertainty
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 17175
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Dear Colleagues,
Decision-making is one of the most important topics in various fields and refers to how to make the right decisions so as to reach a final goal. Therefore, the use of the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method for solving problems in different fields is very popular and helps in making extremely important decisions, especially under uncertainty. MCDM is an effective systematic and quantitative way to deal with problems in the presence of a number of alternatives and several usually conflicting criteria. Decision-making regarding very complex problems, including business-related decisions and real-life decisions, requires an appropriate and reliable decision support system (DSS). Planning and appropriate decision-making requires the use of analytical methods that examine trade-offs, consider multiple scientific, political, economic, ecological and social dimensions, and reduce possible conflicts in an optimizing framework. MCDM approaches are considered the established methods to aid decision-makers in taking suitable decisions, and their applications are growing in popularity in many fields.
The need for the application of uncertainty models has manifested in the fact that many complex engineering systems include conflict factors. Computational methods (e.g., fuzzy set theory, neutrosophic theory, rough set theory, grey theory, Dempster-Shafer evidence theory, etc.) have everyday applications in decision-making about problems in complex engineering systems. In the last few years, applications of uncertainty models have been extended to solve real-world problems and other disciplines.
We hope that this Special Issue will stimulate both theoretical and applied research on the MCDM under uncertainty and related fields. It is certainly impossible in this short editorial to provide a more comprehensive description of all potential articles in this Special Issue. However, we sincerely hope that our effort in compiling these articles will enrich our readers and inspire researchers with regard to the seemingly common but actually important issue of decision-making.
Dr. Željko Stević
Dr. Abbas Mardani
Prof. Dr. Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- innovative applications of uncertainty models
- integration of novel uncertainty models
- fuzzy set theory
- rough set theory
- neutrosophic set theory
- grey set theory
- mathematical programming in MCDM
- new trends in multi-criteria evaluation
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