T-spherical fuzzy TODIM method for multi-criteria group decision-making problem with incomplete weight information

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the multi-criteria group decision-making (MCGDM) problems with incomplete weight information under T-spherical fuzzy environment. Firstly, motivated by the idea of the intuitionistic fuzzy interaction method, we propose some operation laws of T-spherical fuzzy numbers (T-SFNs), as well as some T-spherical fuzzy interaction aggregation operators, such as the T-spherical fuzzy weighted averaging interaction (T-SFWAI) operator, the T-spherical fuzzy weighted geometric interaction (T-SFWGI) operator, the T-spherical fuzzy ordered weighted interaction aggregation operators and the generalized T-spherical fuzzy interaction aggregation operators. Then, some desirable properties of the proposed T-SFWAI and T-SFWGI operators and some special cases of the generalized T-spherical fuzzy interaction aggregation operators are discussed in detail. Secondly, for the situations where the information about the weights of criteria is partly known or completely unknown, we establish two optimization models to determine the weights of criteria based on the maximizing deviation method and Lagrange function method, respectively. Thirdly, the traditional TODIM (an acronym in Portuguese of interactive and multi-criteria decision-making) approach is extended to solve MCGDM problem under the T-spherical fuzzy environment by defining the distance between T-SFNs, score function and accuracy function of T-spherical fuzzy number. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the application of the extended TODIM approach, and further the sensitivity analysis and comparison analysis are carried out to demonstrate the influence of parameter on the final result and the effectiveness of the extended method.