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Picture 2-tuple linguistic aggregation operators in multiple attribute decision making

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In this paper, we investigate the multiple attribute decision-making problems with picture 2-tuple linguistic information. Then, we utilize arithmetic and geometric operations to develop several picture 2-tuple linguistic aggregation operators. The prominent characteristic of these proposed operators is studied. Then, we have utilized these operators to develop some approaches to solving the picture 2-tuple linguistic multiple attribute decision-making problems. Finally, a practical example for enterprise resource planning (ERP) system selection is given to verify the developed approach and to demonstrate its practicality and effectiveness.

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This publication arises from research funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 61174149 and 71571128 and the Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation of Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (Nos. 16XJA630005, 16YJCZH126) and the construction plan of scientific research innovation team for colleges and universities in Sichuan Province (15TD0004).

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  1. School of Business, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, People’s Republic of China

    Guiwu Wei

  2. Communications Systems and Networks (CSN) Research Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Guiwu Wei & Fuad E. Alsaadi

  3. Department of Mathematics, Quaid-I-Azam University 45320, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan

    Tasawar Hayat

  4. Nonlinear Analysis and Applied Mathematics (NAAM) Research Group, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Tasawar Hayat & Ahmed Alsaedi

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Wei, G., Alsaadi, F.E., Hayat, T. et al. Picture 2-tuple linguistic aggregation operators in multiple attribute decision making. Soft Comput 22, 989–1002 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-016-2403-8

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