On Kemeny Optimization Scheme for Fuzzy Set of Relations

Abstract

The present paper investigated the aggregation of individual preferences into a group fuzzy preference relation for a fuzzy set of decision-makers (DMs). This aggregation is based on the Kemeny optimization scheme. It was proven that this group relation is a Type-2 fuzzy relation (T2FR). The decomposition approach was used to analyze the group T2FR. It is shown that the group T2FR can be decomposed according to secondary membership grades into a finite collection of Type-1 fuzzy relations. Each of them is a group fuzzy relation for a crisp set of DMs, which is the corresponding α-cut of the original fuzzy set of DMs. Illustrative examples are given.