Inclusion of uncertainty with different types of fuzzy numbers into DEMATEL

Šmidovnik, Tjaša (author), Grošelj, Petra (author)

Nowadays the multi-criteria decision making is very complicated due to uncertainty, vagueness, limited sources, knowledge and time. The Decision-making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method is a widely used multi-criteria decision-making method to analyze the structure of a complex system. It is useful in analysing the cause and effect relationships between the components of the system. Fuzzy sets can be used to include uncertainty in multi-criteria decision making. Linguistic assessments of decision makers can be translated into fuzzy numbers. In this study, fuzzy numbers, intuitionistic fuzzy numbers and neutrosophic fuzzy numbers were used for the decision makers evaluations in the DEMATEL method. The aim of this study was to evaluate how different types of fuzzy numbers affect the final results. An application of risk in construction projects was selected from the literature, where seven experts used a linguistic scale to evaluate different criteria. The results showed that there are only slight differences between the weights of the criteria with regard to the type of fuzzy numbers.

• Language: English
• Keywords: DEMATEL, fuzzy sets, intuitionistic fuzzy sets, neutrosophic fuzzy sets
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 49-59
• Numbering: Vol. 16, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-128871
• UDC: 519.8
• ISSN on article: 1452-4864
• DOI: 10.5937/sjm16-30160
• COBISS.SI-ID: 72446467
• Publication date in RUL: 09.08.2021

ŠMIDOVNIK, Tjaša and GROŠELJ, Petra, 2021, Inclusion of uncertainty with different types of fuzzy numbers into DEMATEL. Serbian Journal of Management [online]. 2021. Vol. 16, no. 1, p. 49–59. [Accessed 12 June 2025]. DOI 10.5937/sjm16-30160. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=128871

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Serbian Journal of Management
• Shortened title: Serb. J. Manag.
• Publisher: University of Belgrade, Technical faculty, Management Department
• ISSN: 1452-4864
• COBISS.SI-ID: 518614809

Secondary language

• Language: Serbian (cyrillic)
• Title: Uključivanje nesigurnosti sa različitim vrstama fazi brojeva u "DEMATEL"
• Keywords: DEMATEL, mehka števila, intuitionistična števila, neutrosofična števila