Improved q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy WASPAS Method Based on Softmax Function and Frank operations for Investment Decision of Community Group-Buying Platform
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https://doi.org/10.31181/jscda21202442Keywords:
WASPAS, Frank Operations, Softmax Function, Multi-attribute Group Decision-Making, Investment Decision, Community Group-Buying PlatformAbstract
The traditional WASPAS (Weighted Aggregated Sum Product ASsessment) method has attracted widely attention. Unfortunately, the decision-makers’ decision attitude or risk preference is ignored in the existing WASPAS methods. To overcome this shortcoming, this paper embedded expert’s decision attitude with risk preference into WASPAS method for solving multi-attribute group decision-making problems with q-rung orthopair fuzzy (q-ROF) information. We develop the q-ROF Frank softmax weighted averaging (q-ROFFSWA) and q-ROF Frank softmax weighted geometric (q-ROFFSWG) operators based on Frank operations and softmax function. The relevant properties and particular cases are explored, and the monotonicity of these operators’ score functions is analyzed. Then, the q-ROF multi-attribute group decision-making framework based on the improved WASPAS method is constructed. The weighted sum model and weighted product model in traditional WASPAS are replaced by the two proposed aggregation operators. The q-ROF distance measure is utilized to de fuzzy the performance values of alternatives. And a compromise function between optimistic and pessimistic decision attitudes with risk preferences is proposed. Lastly, the presented method is implemented in a real case of investment decision of community group-buying (CGB) platform, and sensitivity analysis and comparative study with existing methods are conducted to verify the practicality, robustness and effectiveness.
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