In the last 25 years, the fuzzy set theory has been applied in many
disciplines such as operations research, management science, control
theory, artificial intelligence/expert system, etc. In this volume,
methods and applications of crisp, fuzzy and possibilistic multiple
objective decision making are first systematically and thoroughly
reviewed and classified. This state-of-the-art survey provides readers
with a capsule look into the existing methods, and their characteristics
and applicability to analysis of fuzzy and possibilistic programming
problems. To realize practical fuzzy modelling, it presents solutions
for real-world problems including production/manufacturing, location,
logistics, environment management, banking/finance, personnel,
marketing, accounting, agriculture economics and data analysis. This
book is a guided tour through the literature in the rapidly growing
fields of operations research and decision making and includes the most
up-to-date bibliographical listing of literature on the topic.