Article ID: | iaor2001514 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 120 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 144 |
End Page Number: | 161 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
Authors: | Herrera F., Herrera-Viedma E. |
The problem of finding a solution set of alternatives when a linguistic preference relation represents a collective preference is analyzed following two research lines, choice functions and mechanisms. Four classical choice sets of alternatives for a linguistic preference relation are presented and some relations between them are pointed out. The concept of linguistic choice function as a tool to derive linguistic choice sets of alternatives is introduced and some particular linguistic choice functions are presented together with a study of their rationality properties. On the other hand, two types of linguistic choice mechanisms to derive solution sets of alternatives from linguistic choice functions are introduced: simple and composite ones. The concept of linguistic covering relation is introduced with a view to allow us the design of consistent linguistic choice mechanisms which may achieve more precise and coherent solution sets of alternatives.