Projection-based probabilistic linguistic multi-criteria decision-making method for new energy project selection

The development of new energy industry is a pressing issue due to the deterioration of the environment. The selection of new energy projects is a critical problem for decision makers. Incomplete and uncertain information appears in the process of new energy project selection. Compared with other lin...

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Published in:Journal of intelligent & fuzzy systems 2021-01, Vol.41 (1), p.1821-1836
Main Authors: Deng, Min-Hui, Zhou, Xiao-Yu, Wang, Jian-Qiang, Li, Jun-Bo, Cheng, Peng-Fei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Decision theory
Distance measurement
Energy industry
Linguistics
Multiple criterion
Projection model
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Summary:The development of new energy industry is a pressing issue due to the deterioration of the environment. The selection of new energy projects is a critical problem for decision makers. Incomplete and uncertain information appears in the process of new energy project selection. Compared with other linguistic expressions, probabilistic linguistic term set (PLTS) simultaneously reflects all possible linguistic terms and their corresponding weights, which conforms to the cognitive habits of people. Thus, a multi-criteria decision-making framework under PLTS environment is constructed for energy project selection. Firstly, a normalised projection model of PLTS, which considers the distance and the angle between two objects, is proposed to overcome the limitations of distance measurement. Secondly, a comprehensive weight-determination method combining the maximum deviation and expert scoring methods is developed to calculate the weight vector of the criteria. Furthermore, a projection-based VIKOR (Višekriterijumska optimizacija i kompromisno rešenje) method is established to select new energy projects, which can reflect the preferences of decision makers for group utility and individual regret. Finally, a numerical study on new energy project selection is performed to determine the validity and applicability of this method. Sensitive and comparative analyses are also conducted to reflect the rationality and feasibility of the method.
ISSN:1064-1246
1875-8967
DOI:10.3233/JIFS-210573