Integrated multi-criteria group decision-making methods based on q-rung picture fuzzy sets for the identification of occupational hazards

Uzma Ahmad; Ayesha Khan; Arsham Borumand Saeid

doi:10.1007/s00500-023-08154-4

Integrated multi-criteria group decision-making methods based on q-rung picture fuzzy sets for the identification of occupational hazards

Soft comput. 2023 May 16:1-24. doi: 10.1007/s00500-023-08154-4. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Uzma Ahmad¹, Ayesha Khan¹, Arsham Borumand Saeid²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
² Department of Pure Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

Abstract

Practical group decision-making (DM) problems frequently involve challenging circumstances when attempting to assign appropriate values to the data because of the haziness and uncertainty of the surrounding circumstances. In order to address the ambiguity and imprecision that arise in DM issues, q-rung picture fuzzy sets (q-RPFSs) have a more broader structure. In this research, the criteria importance through intercriteria correlation (CRITIC) and the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) techniques are separately integrated with the multi-attributive border approximation area comparison (MABAC) method. The MABAC method, which measures how far each alternative is from the border approximation area, is very stable and useful for resolving real-world problems. The CRITIC technique calculates the criteria weights by taking into account the relationships between attributes, and the DEMATEL methodology is recognized as the best method for determining how several criteria or factors interact with one another. As a result of these justifications, we made the decision to create the CRITIC-MABAC and DEMATEL-MABAC procedures for q-RPFSs. By using the suggested strategies, the primary goal of this article is to determine the occupational risk that has the greatest impact on the health of a hospital's medical staff. We begin by employing the CRITIC technique to determine the criteria weights. In addition, we calculate the weights of the criteria using the DEMATEL approach. The offered methodologies are investigated for their applicability to determine the most serious occupational hazard for hospital employees. We conducted a comparison with three earlier studies to verify the accuracy of the tactics that are offered.

Keywords: Decision making; MABAC method; Occupational hazards; q-Rung picture fuzzy sets.

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