A New Approach to Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Acceptability Analysis

Abstract

The suggested approach, FMAA (Fuzzy Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis), assimilates uncertainties/ imprecisions of objective values and subjective judgments within the discrete Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). The presented algorithm for FMAA implementation utilizes fuzzy criterion values and fuzzy weight coefficients based on the use of fuzzy numbers, integral measure to assess the difference of fuzzy numbers, and determination of the fuzzy measure of "a Fuzzy Rank Statement", which is based on pairwise comparison of alternatives in an integrated scale. Implementation of FMAA based on one of the MCDA methods (MAVT) is discussed.