Fuzzy Generalized Prioritized Weighted Average Operator and its Application to Multiple Attribute Decision Making

The prioritized weighted average (PWA) operator was originally introduced by Yager. The prominent characteristic of the PWA operator is that it takes into account prioritization among attributes and decision makers. By combining the idea of generalized mean and PWA operator, we propose a new prioritized aggregation operator called fuzzy generalized prioritized weighted average (FGPWA) operator for aggregating triangular fuzzy numbers. The properties of the new aggregation operator are studied out and their special cases are examined. Furthermore, based on the FGPWA operator, an approach to deal with multiple attribute group decision making problems under triangular fuzzy environments is developed. Finally, a practical example is provided to illustrate the multiple attribute group decision making process.