Characterization of aggregate fuzzy membership functions using Saaty's eigenvalue approach

Authors:
Parag C. Pendharkar
Affiliations:
School of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, 777 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA
Venue:
Computers and Operations Research
Year:
2003

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Abstract

This paper describes and extends Saaty's eigenvalue approach to fuzzy membership determination. A genetic algorithm-based procedure is adopted to minimize the failure rates in fuzzy membership determination using Saaty's eigenvalue approach. The proposed method is then extended to develop an aggregate fuzzy membership function using multiple decision-maker environment. A theoretical framework for understanding the magnitude of failures with the increase in the cardinality of fuzzy sets is provided.