NDLI: On the “rigorous proof of fuzzy error propagation with matrix-based LCI”

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Author	Cruze, Nathan Goel, Prem K. Bakshi, Bhavik R.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This short note re-examines the proof of fuzzy error propagation with matrix-based LCI in Heijungs and Tan (Int J Life Cycle Assess 15:1014–1019, 2010) paper (referred to as HT hereafter), published in this journal. We provide counter examples to the claims made therein, point out the key error in their proof and identify correct sufficient conditions under which the largest (smallest) values of the given α-cuts of fuzzy numbers in the technology matrix yield the smallest (largest) scaling factors.HT uses iterative perturbations of a matrix to seemingly provide a rigorous proof of this result. Flaws in their arguments are identified and demonstrated by way of a counterexample. A classical result on monotonic property of the inverse of M-matrices leads to the correct sufficient conditions under which HT result holds.Since counter examples can be found, the result stated in HT is not, in general, guaranteed.As claimed in the HT paper, checking the upper and lower bounds of α-cuts may not be sufficient to describe the uncertainty (the full range of values) in the final inventory. However, slightly stronger conditions on the fuzzy technology matrix provide these inventory bounds.
Starting Page	516
Ending Page	519
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09483349
Journal	The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Volume Number	18
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	16147502
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-07-20
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	α-Cuts Fuzzy technology matrix LCI M-matrices Environment Environmental Economics Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology Environmental Chemistry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Science

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