A decision support system for engineering design based on an enhanced fuzzy MCDM approach

作者：Hung Kuo Chen^*; Julian Peter; Chien Terence; Jin Warren Tsu Huei

来源：Expert Systems with Applications, 2010, 37(1): 202-213.

DOI：10.1016/j.eswa.2009.04.069

• Engineering design
• Fuzzy weighted average
• Design concepts
• Performance assessment
• Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM)

Design concept is an important wealth-creating activity in companies and infrastructure. However, the process of designing is very complex. Besides, the information required during the conceptual stage is incomplete, imprecise, and fuzzy. Hence, fuzzy set theory should be used to handle linguistic problem at this stage. This paper presents a fuzzy integrated approach to assess the performance of design concepts. And those criteria rating, relative weights and performance levels are captured by fuzzy numbers, and the overall performance of each alternative is calculated through an enhanced fuzzy weighted average (FWA) approach. A practical numerical example is provided to demonstrate the usefulness of this study. In addition, this paper, in order to make computing and ranking results easier to increase the recruiting productivity, develops a computer-based decision support system to help make decisions more efficiently.

• 出版日期2010-1
• 单位中国人民解放军国防大学