NDLI: Fuzzy Evaluation of Alternatives-The Concept of Supporting Majority and Veto-Minority

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Geiger, M.J.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart (Geiger, M.J.)
Abstract	The evaluation of alternatives plays a central role in optimization problems as the quality of solutions is judged depending on the outcomes of the chosen optimality criteria. Based on the relevant evaluation functions, optimization methods aim to identify solutions that are optimal, implying that these are considered to be favorable to the decision maker in a particular situation. In the current paper, existing approaches of evaluating alternatives are reviewed in the context of scheduling in manufacturing environments. Mono-criterion, multi-objective, as well as fuzzy approaches are reviewed. It is possible to observe limitations of traditional techniques that complicate the interpretation of the quality of solutions. To overcome the identified problems, a new evaluation concept is presented and discussed. It uses fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic to derive a linguistic description of the qualitative characteristics of the alternatives, allowing the decision maker a close investigation of the solution properties in comparison to existing techniques. Although a specific problem domain is being targeted here, the implications are of general use for a broad range of optimization problems like course/ examination timetabling, vehicle routing, etc.
Starting Page	1599
Ending Page	1603
File Size	242460
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780394887
DOI	10.1109/FUZZY.2006.1681921
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-07-16
Publisher Place	Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Job shop scheduling Fuzzy set theory Vehicles Routing Optimization methods Pulp manufacturing Fuzzy logic Operations research Mathematics Mathematical model
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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