Intuitionistic Fuzzy Distance Based TOPSIS Method and Application to MADM

In this paper, an intuitionistic fuzzy IF distance measure between two triangular intuitionistic fuzzy numbers TIFNs is developed. The metric properties of the proposed IF distance measure are also studied. Then, based on this IF distance, an extended TOPSIS is developed to solve multi-attribute decision making MADM problems with the ratings of alternatives on attributes of TIFNs. In this methodology, the IF distances between each alternative and the TIFN positive ideal-solution are calculated as well as the TIFN negative ideal-solution. Then the relative closeness degrees obtained of each alternative to the TIFN positive ideal solution are TIFNs. Based on the ranking methods of TIFNs the alternatives are ranked. A numerical example is examined to the validity and practicability of the method proposed in this paper.

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