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Soft Computing
Published in: Soft Computing 11/2010

01-09-2010 | Original Paper

Fuzzy decision maps: a generalization of the DEMATEL methods

Authors: Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng, Wen-Hsien Chen, Rachung Yu, Meng-Lin Shih

Published in: Soft Computing | Issue 11/2010

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Abstract

The Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method is used to build and analyze a structural model with causal relationships between different criteria. In this paper, it shows that DEMATEL is the specific case of fuzzy decision maps (FDM) when the threshold function is linear. Both FDM and DEMATEL have the same direct and indirect influence matrix. FDM incorporates the eigenvalue method, the fuzzy cognitive maps, and the weighting equation. In addition two numerical examples are illustrated to demonstrate the proposed results. On the basis of the mathematical proof and numerical results, we can conclude that FDM is a generalization of DEMATEL method.
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Metadata
Title
Fuzzy decision maps: a generalization of the DEMATEL methods
Authors
Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng
Wen-Hsien Chen
Rachung Yu
Meng-Lin Shih
Publication date
01-09-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Soft Computing / Issue 11/2010
Print ISSN: 1432-7643
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7479
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-009-0507-0

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