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Extended ELECTRE IV Method with Multi-polar Fuzzy Sets

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Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods with Multi-polar Fuzzy Information

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This chapter is a continuation to the series of ELECTRE methods as it delineates another variant of the ELECTRE family, namely, multi-polar (m–polar) fuzzy ELECTRE IV method. The presented procedure takes the advantage of outranking principles of the ELECTRE family to specify the optimal alternative but the noticeable edge of the m–polar fuzzy ELECTRE IV method is its unique procedure that does not need the criteria weight for operation. The presented technique competently captures the multi-polarity and fuzziness of the real world problems, simultaneously. Further, the presented variant is competent enough to filter out five different classes of dominance to rank the alternatives.

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    Muhammad Akram

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Akram, M., Adeel, A. (2023). Extended ELECTRE IV Method with Multi-polar Fuzzy Sets. In: Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods with Multi-polar Fuzzy Information. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 430. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43636-9_6

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