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Fuzzy Outranking Methods: Recent Developments

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The main objective of this chapter is to account for the most recent developments related to fuzzy outranking methods with a particular focus on the fuzzy outranking method developed by the authors. The valued outranking methods PROMETHEE and ELECTRE III, which are the outranking methods the most used for application in real-life multi-criteria decision aid problems, are also presented. The description of the general outranking approach is provided.

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    Ahmed Bufardi, Razvan Gheorghe & Paul Xirouchakis

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Bufardi, A., Gheorghe, R., Xirouchakis, P. (2008). Fuzzy Outranking Methods: Recent Developments. In: Kahraman, C. (eds) Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making. Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 16. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76813-7_5

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