MAGDM based on triangular Atanassov’s intuitionistic fuzzy information aggregation

Abstract

Triangular Atanassov’s intuitionistic fuzzy number (TAIFN) has better ability to model fuzzy ill-defined quantity. The information aggregation of TAIFNs is of great importance in multi-attribute group decision-making (MAGDM). In this paper, some arithmetic aggregation operators for TAIFNs are defined, with the triangular Atanassov’s intuitionistic fuzzy weighted average (TAIFWA) operator, ordered weighted average (TAIFOWA) operator and hybrid weighted average (TAIFHWA) operator included. Then we further investigate the Atanassov’s triangular intuitionistic fuzzy generalized ordered weighted average (TAIFGOWA) operator and generalized hybrid weighted average (TAIFGHWA) operator. Some desirable and useful properties of these operators, such as idempotence, monotonicity and boundedness, are also discussed. For the MAGDM with TAIFNs and incomplete attribute weight information, a multi-objective programming model is constructed by minimizing total deviation between all alternatives and fuzzy positive ideal solution, which is transformed into a linear goal programming. Consequently, the attribute weights are objectively derived. Thereby, an innovated MAGDM method is proposed on the basis of the TAIFWA and TAIFGHWA operators. Finally, a green supplier selection example is provided to illuminate the practicability of the proposed method in this paper.