A Multi-attribute Two-Sided Matching Decision Method Based on Multi-granularity Probabilistic Linguistic MARCOS

Abstract

With the complexity of the matching environment, individual differences in matching objects and the uncertainty of evaluation information should be considered. The probabilistic linguistic term set (PLTS) is a useful tool to describe the uncertainty and limited cognition of matching objects. Thus, this paper proposes a multi-attribute two-sided matching method based on multi-granularity probabilistic linguistic MARCOS. First, we use a probabilistic linguistic term set with different granularities to express the evaluation information of different matching objects. Then, a conversion function is used to unify different granularity probabilistic linguistic terms. Second, a linguistic scale function is introduced to improve the expectation function, deviation degree, and distance of PLTS. The processed probabilistic linguistic evaluation information is transformed into accurate utility values through the transformation function. The evaluation attribute weights are determined by PLTS distance entropy. Based on this, this paper proposes a multi-granularity probabilistic linguistic MARCOS method to obtain the two-sided satisfaction degree. Finally, an optimization model which aims to maximize the overall satisfaction degree of matching objects by considering the stable matching condition is then established and solved to determine the matching between matching objects. The multi-objective two-sided matching model is constructed with the objective of maximizing the two-sided satisfaction degree. A case study of the service outsourcing matching is presented to validate the proposed method. The comparative analyses and discussions are also provided to demonstrate its effectiveness and scientific character.