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Optimization-Based Consensus Model to Solve Multi-Criteria Large Group Decision Making Problems

Anjali Singh

Department of Mathematics & Humanities, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, JNTUH, Hyderabad-500075, India

E-mail Address: anjilko1510@gmail.com

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Anjana Gupta

Department of Applied Mathematics, Delhi Technological University, Delhi-110042, India

E-mail Address: anjanagupta@dce.ac.in

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219198920400101Cited by:1 (Source: Crossref)

This article is part of the issue:

Special Issue on Operations Research and Game Theory: Modeling and Computation
Guest Editors: S. K. Neogy, R. B. Bapat, D. Dubey and T. Parthasarathy

Abstract

In this contribution, a consensus model is proposed to acquire a unified and converging solution of multi-criteria large group decision making problems. Unlike the iterative process and feedback mechanism based models, the suggested approach features the optimization theory to establish the consensus in one go only among the efficient experts. The time salvation characteristic of the model makes it expedient for the emergency planning and management decision problems. The algorithm is validated using the hurricane evacuation notification time problem of United States.

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AMSC: 91B06, 90B50

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