An integrated AHP and VIKOR for design concept evaluation based on rough number. Issue 3 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, Guo-Niu; Hu, Jie; Qi, Jin; Gu, Chao-Chen; Peng, Ying-Hong
• Is Part Of: Advanced engineering informatics. Volume 29:Issue 3(2015:Aug.)
• Page Start: 408
• Page End: 418
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Computer-aided engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 620.00285
• DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2015.01.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1474-0346

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st075">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="u0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0410">An integrated rough number based method is presented to evaluate design concepts under subjective environment.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0415">Rough number is introduced to deal with the vagueness in decision-making.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0420">A novel AHP based on rough number is presented to determine the weight of each evaluation criterion.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0425">A rough number based VIKOR is proposed to evaluate the design concept alternatives.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0430">The proposed method can effectively enhance the objectivity in design concept evaluation.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>