Grey Systems: Theory and Application: Volume 4 Issue 2

Property of derived grey verhulst model with multiple transformation

– The purpose of this paper is to study the properties of derived grey verhulst prediction model with multiplication transformation and reduce its modeling complexity.

Multi-phase information aggregation and dynamic synthetic evaluation based on grey inspiriting control lines

The purpose of this paper is to put forward a multi-stage information aggregation method based on grey inspiriting control lines to evaluate the objects dynamically and…

Multi-terms MADM procedures with GRA and TOPSIS based on IFS and IVIFS

In the literature, many multi attributes decision making (MADM) models allow evaluation of the alternatives considering their current or last performance. However, in some MADM…

Development prediction of logistics industry in Henan province and its dynamic analysis

The purpose of this paper is to establish a group of grey prediction models and relative degree model to study the characteristics and trend of the logistics industry development…

A grey STA-GERT quality evaluation model for complex products based on manufacture-service dual-network

– The purpose of this paper is to find out a scientific method to evaluate quality of complex products, whose quality is different from general products.

Theoretical and empirical analysis of the supplier induced demand in health care market in China

The purpose of this paper is to provide theoretical model about supplier-induced demand (SID) in health care market in China. Then, an empirical analysis will also be carried out…

Combined forecasting of regional logistics demand optimized by genetic algorithm

The purpose of this paper is to establish a combined forecasting model to predict regional logistics demand, which is an important procedure on decision making of regional…

Application of grey relational analysis to expose individual student's cognitive difficulties in English public speaking: A formative assessment framework

The purpose of this paper is to propose a formative assessment framework to expose individual student's cognitive learning difficulties in English public speaking. The paper aims…

Mobile communication service income prediction method based on grey buffer operator theory

The mobile communication industry in China is vulnerable to competition, industry regulation, macroeconomy and so on, which leads to service income's volatility and…

Using grey relational analysis to evaluate resource configuration and service ability for hospital on public private partnership model in China

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate resource configuration and service ability in hospital on public private partnership (PPP) model (Chaonan Minsheng Hospital of Guangdong…

The status of traditional medicine and national medicine in different areas of the China in 2011 with grey clustering analysis

The purpose of this paper is to improve the development of the Chinese traditional medicine (included the ethnic minority's medicine in China), it can raise the level of health…

Presenting a model for safety program performance assessment using grey system theory

– The proposed model was capable of being used in both promoting safety performance level and evaluating and ranking safety units. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Discrete Verhulst model based on a linear time-varying

The purpose of this paper is to build a linear time-varying discrete Verhulst model (LTDVM), to realise the convert from continuous forms to discrete forms, and to eliminate…

Application of metabolic GM(1,1) model in financial repression approach to the financing difficulty of the small and medium-sized enterprises

Financial repression refers to any of measures that government employs to prevent the financial intermediaries of an economy from functioning at their full capacity. On the…

Centipede Game network model of investment in real estate market based on grey integration and forwards induction

– The purpose of this paper is to attempt the construct of a Centipede Game network model of investment in real estate market based on grey integration and forwards induction.

Research on risk spread model of industrial chain

The industrial chain network is a complex system consisted by many members of the enterprise, and the complex relationship and the interaction with the external environment among…

The grey interval prediction method and its prediction accuracy

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the interval forecasting, prediction interval and its reliability. When the predicted interval and its reliability are construction, the…

Dynamic information aggregation decision-making methods based on variable precision rough set and grey clustering

– The purpose of this paper is to construct a dynamic information aggregation decision-making model based on variable precision rough set.

An exploration research of the independent college operation efficiency indicators based on DEA

– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the teaching performance of the independent colleges by the method of data envelopment analysis (DEA) comprehensively.

Grey power models based on optimization of initial condition and model parameters

– The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel approach to improve prediction accuracy of grey power models including GM(1, 1) and grey Verhulst model.

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