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Article
Publication date: 1 April 1991

Guy Jumarie

The problem of expanding a meaningful entropic theory for fuzzy information cannot be thought of as being a mere (more or less formal) extension of Shannon theory. By using the…

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The problem of expanding a meaningful entropic theory for fuzzy information cannot be thought of as being a mere (more or less formal) extension of Shannon theory. By using the information theory of deterministic functions, the present author had already obtained some results in this way, and he herein continues this approach. After a short background on the different entropies of deterministic functions and on membership entropy of fuzzy sets, successively mixed entropy of fuzzy sets, joint membership functions of independent fuzzy sets, and conditional entropy of fuzzy sets with respect to other fuzzy sets are considered; the problem of defining transinformation between fuzzy sets, as a generalisation of the well known Shannon concept, is then examined. One of the conclusions of the article is that it is possible to build up a meaningful information theory of fuzzy sets by using the entropy of deterministic functions.

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Kybernetes, vol. 20 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

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Article
Publication date: 1 January 1981

H. NOJIRI

This paper is a continuation of our paper10,11 and formulates a fuzzy team decision problem of type 2. The concept of fuzzy sets of type 2 is introduced to formulate the team…

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This paper is a continuation of our paper10,11 and formulates a fuzzy team decision problem of type 2. The concept of fuzzy sets of type 2 is introduced to formulate the team decision processes which contain fuzzyfuzzy states, fuzzyfuzzy information functions, fuzzyfuzzy information signals, fuzzyfuzzy decision functions and fuzzyfuzzy actions. After some definitions of fuzzyfuzzy relations and fuzzyfuzzy mappings, a model of fuzzy team decision of type 2 is proposed.

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Kybernetes, vol. 10 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

Article
Publication date: 10 April 2009

Jian‐Gang Tang, Mao‐Kang Luo and Miao Liu

The purpose of this paper is to study free Lfuzzy left R‐module, using the language of categories and functors for the general description of Lfuzzy left R‐modules generated by L

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to study free Lfuzzy left R‐module, using the language of categories and functors for the general description of Lfuzzy left R‐modules generated by Lfuzzy set. In the language of categories and functors, an Lfuzzy left R‐modules generated by Lfuzzy set is called a free object in the category of Lfuzzy left R‐modules determined by Lfuzzy set.

Design/methodology/approach

Category theory is used to study the existent quality, unique quality and material structure of Lfuzzy left R‐modules generated by Lfuzzy set.

Findings

The paper gives the uniqueness, structure and existence theorems of free object in the category of Lfuzzy left R‐modules determined by Lfuzzy set, and the authors prove that the fuzzy free functor is left adjoint to the fuzzy underlying functor.

Research limitations/implications

Some property of free Lfuzzy left R‐modules will need to be further researched.

Originality/value

The paper defines a new class of Lfuzzy left R‐modules, i.e. free Lfuzzy left R‐modules, research and explore free Lfuzzy left R‐modules in theory.

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Kybernetes, vol. 38 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

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Article
Publication date: 1 June 2006

P. Baguley, T. Page, V. Koliza and P. Maropoulos

Time to market is the essential aim of any new product introduction process. Performance measures are simple quantities that indicate the state of manufacturing organisations and…

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Purpose

Time to market is the essential aim of any new product introduction process. Performance measures are simple quantities that indicate the state of manufacturing organisations and are used as the basis of decision‐making at this crucial early stage of the process. Fuzzy set theory is a method for using qualitative data and subjective opinion. Fuzzy sets have been used extensively in manufacturing for applications including control, decision‐making, and estimation. Type‐2 fuzzy sets are a novel extension of type‐1 fuzzy sets. Aims to examine this subject.

Design/methodology/approach

This research explores the increased use of type‐2 fuzzy sets in manufacturing. In particular, type‐2 fuzzy sets are used to model “the words that mean different things to different people”.

Findings

A model that can leverage design process knowledge and predict time to market from performance measures is a potentially valuable tool for decision making and continuous improvement. A number of data sources, such as process maps, from previous research into time to market in a high technology products company, are used to structure and build a type‐2 fuzzy logic model for the prediction of time to market.

Originality/value

This paper presents a demonstration of how the type‐2 fuzzy logic model works and provides directions for further research into the design process for time to market.

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Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, vol. 17 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1741-038X

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Article
Publication date: 1 February 1995

Jorge Gasos and Anca Ralescu

Addresses the problem of matching two fuzzy sets. Proposes a matching method that considers the extent to which both fuzzy sets have the same meaning. For a given degree of…

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Addresses the problem of matching two fuzzy sets. Proposes a matching method that considers the extent to which both fuzzy sets have the same meaning. For a given degree of similarity between two sets, the same meaning decreases as the fuzziness increases and, in particular, for equal fuzzy sets the degree of matching is a function of the fuzziness only. A complete matching of two sets is obtained only when they are equal and crisp. Finally, the inverse problem is studied, of characterizing one of the sets used in the match when knowing the other set and the result of the matching.

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Kybernetes, vol. 24 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

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Article
Publication date: 11 September 2007

Amit Kumar, Shiv Prasad Yadav and Surendra Kumar

The purpose of this research is to develop a new approach for analyzing the fuzzy reliability of a series and parallel system. Also to introduce definition of L‐R type interval…

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Purpose

The purpose of this research is to develop a new approach for analyzing the fuzzy reliability of a series and parallel system. Also to introduce definition of L‐R type interval valued triangular vague set and certain Tω‐based arithmetic operations between two L‐R type interval valued triangular vague sets.

Design/methodology/approach

In the proposed approach using a fault tree an interval valued vague fault tree is developed for the system in which the fuzzy reliability of each component of the system is represented by a L‐R type interval valued triangular vague set. Then with the help of a developed interval valued vague fault tree an algorithm is developed to analyze the fuzzy system reliability.

Findings

For numerical verification of the proposed approach the fuzzy reliability of the basement flooding has been analyzed using the existing approaches and the proposed approach. Comparing the results of existing approaches and the proposed approach, it has been shown that the uncertainty about the reliability is minimized using the proposed approach and the results are exact. While using the existing approaches the results are approximate due to approximate product of triangular vague sets and interval valued triangular vague sets.

Originality/value

The paper introduces a new approach for analyzing the fuzzy system reliability using Tω‐based arithmetic operations over L‐R type interval valued triangular vague sets.

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International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, vol. 24 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0265-671X

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Article
Publication date: 1 November 1996

R. Kleyle, A. de Korvin and T. McLaughlin

In this paper we discuss a mechanism for making business decisions on the basis of an expected penalty function associated with cost variance. We assume that the decision maker is…

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In this paper we discuss a mechanism for making business decisions on the basis of an expected penalty function associated with cost variance. We assume that the decision maker is knowledgeable of the economic environment in which the decision will be made, but that he has no hard data” such as a market research report. In this setting fuzzy logic is more applicable than ordinary statistical decision theory. We develop a method of computing a fuzzy expected penalty based on a fuzzy distribution of cost variance and a fuzzy penalty function. These fuzzy expected penalties are then defuzzified” so that a non‐fuzzy decision can be made.

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Managerial Finance, vol. 22 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4358

Article
Publication date: 1 March 1977

S.A. ORLOVSKY

Two solution concepts for a FMP problem are suggested. The first one makes use of level sets of the fuzzy set of feasible alternatives. The second solution is based on the concept…

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Two solution concepts for a FMP problem are suggested. The first one makes use of level sets of the fuzzy set of feasible alternatives. The second solution is based on the concept of Pareto maximum in vector optimization. It is shown that both solutions are equivalent in a sense that they give the same fuzzy value of a function maximized. It is suggested that if a decision‐maker is to choose a single element, then his choice must be based not only on the membership value of this element in the solution fuzzy set but also on the corresponding value of the function maximized. In this respect the situation is similar to that typical for vector optimization. The approach suggested in this paper is further used for analysing games with fuzzy sets of strategies of the players. A fuzzy equilibrium solution is introduced, which can provide a base for an agreement between the players.

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Kybernetes, vol. 6 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

Article
Publication date: 23 January 2024

Chong Wu, Zijiao Zhang, Chang Liu and Yiwen Zhang

This paper aims to propose a bed and breakfast (B&B) recommendation method that takes into account review timeliness and user preferences to help consumers choose the most…

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Purpose

This paper aims to propose a bed and breakfast (B&B) recommendation method that takes into account review timeliness and user preferences to help consumers choose the most satisfactory B&B.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper proposes a B&B ranking method based on improved intuitionistic fuzzy sets. First, text mining and cluster analysis are combined to identify the concerns of consumers and construct an attribute set. Second, an attribute-level-based text sentiment analysis is established. The authors propose an improved intuitionistic fuzzy set, which is more in line with the actual situation of sentiment analysis of online reviews. Next, subjective-objective combinatorial assignments are applied, considering the consumers’ preferences. Finally, the vlsekriterijumska optimizacija i kompromisno resenje (VIKOR) algorithm, based on the improved score function, is advised to evaluate B&Bs.

Findings

A case study is presented to illustrate the use of the proposed method. Comparative analysis with other multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) methods proves the effectiveness and superiority of the VIKOR algorithm based on the improved intuitionistic fuzzy sets proposed in this paper.

Originality/value

Proposing a B&B recommendation method that takes into account review timeliness and user customization is the innovation of this paper. In this approach, the authors propose improved intuitionistic fuzzy sets. Compared with the traditional intuitionistic fuzzy set, the improved intuitionistic fuzzy set increases the abstention membership, which is more in line with the actual situation of attribute-level sentiment analysis of online reviews.

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Kybernetes, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

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Book part
Publication date: 5 October 2018

Aminah Robinson Fayek and Rodolfo Lourenzutti

Construction is a highly dynamic environment with numerous interacting factors that affect construction processes and decisions. Uncertainty is inherent in most aspects of…

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Construction is a highly dynamic environment with numerous interacting factors that affect construction processes and decisions. Uncertainty is inherent in most aspects of construction engineering and management, and traditionally, it has been treated as a random phenomenon. However, there are many types of uncertainty that are not naturally modelled by probability theory, such as subjectivity, ambiguity and vagueness. Fuzzy logic provides an approach for handling such uncertainties. However, fuzzy logic alone has some limitations, including its inability to learn from data and its extensive reliance on expert knowledge. To address these limitations, fuzzy logic has been combined with other techniques to create fuzzy hybrid techniques, which have helped solve complex problems in construction. In this chapter, a background on fuzzy logic in the context of construction engineering and management applications is presented. The chapter provides an introduction to uncertainty in construction and illustrates how fuzzy logic can improve construction modelling and decision-making. The role of fuzzy logic in representing uncertainty is contrasted with that of probability theory. Introductory material is presented on key definitions, properties and methods of fuzzy logic, including the definition and representation of fuzzy sets and membership functions, basic operations on fuzzy sets, fuzzy relations and compositions, defuzzification methods, entropy for fuzzy sets, fuzzy numbers, methods for the specification of membership functions and fuzzy rule-based systems. Finally, a discussion on the need for fuzzy hybrid modelling in construction applications is presented, and future research directions are proposed.

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Fuzzy Hybrid Computing in Construction Engineering and Management
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78743-868-2

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