Interactive Fuzzy Programming Using Partial Information about Preference for Multiobjective Two-Level Linear Fractional Programming Problems

This paper proposes an interactive fuzzy programming method for seeking a satisfactory solution for multiobjective two-level linear fractional programming problems in which the decision makers in the upper and lower levels have several objectives, by first setting up the fuzzy goals for several objectives of each decision maker and seeking a satisfactory solution for the degree of satisfaction of two decision makers in a cooperative manner. In the proposed method, the decision maker at the upper level sets the minimal satisfactory levels for each fuzzy goal and the decision maker at the lower level determines the aspiration levels. The minimal satisfactory levels are treated as a constraint and the solution closest to the aspiration levels of the decision maker at the lower level is computed. The ratio of the aggregative degrees of satisfaction of the decision makers in the upper and lower levels with the obtained solution is evaluated by using partial information on the preference of the decision makers. If the ratio of the degrees of satisfaction satisfies the given condition and the decision maker at the upper level is satisfied with this solution, then the interaction is complete. Otherwise, a satisfactory solution is sought by updating the minimal satisfactory and aspiration levels. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 3, 86(9): 54–62, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecjc.10047