Affiliations: [a]
School of Business, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Department of Mathematics, Riphah Institute of Computing & Applied Sciences (RICAS), Riphah International University (Lahore Campus), Lahore, Pakistan
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Department of Mathematics & Statistics, International Islamic University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author. Kifayat Ullah, Department of Mathematics, Riphah Institute of Computing & Applied Sciences (RICAS), Riphah International University (Lahore Campus), 54000, Lahore, Pakistan. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected].
Abstract: T-Spherical fuzzy set (TSFS) is an improved extension in fuzzy set (FS) theory that takes into account four angles of the human judgment under uncertainty about a phenomenon that is membership degree (MD), abstinence degree (AD), non-membership degree (NMD), and refusal degree (RD). The purpose of this manuscript is to introduce and investigate logarithmic aggregation operators (LAOs) in the layout of TSFSs after observing the shortcomings of the previously existing AOs. First, we introduce the notions of logarithmic operations for T-spherical fuzzy numbers (TSFNs) and investigate some of their characteristics. The study is extended to develop T-spherical fuzzy (TSF) logarithmic AOs using the TSF logarithmic operations. The main theory includes the logarithmic TSF weighted averaging (LTSFWA) operator, and logarithmic TSF weighted geometric (LTSFWG) operator along with the conception of ordered weighted and hybrid AOs. An investigation about the validity of the logarithmic TSF AOs is established by using the induction method and examples are solved to examine the practicality of newly developed operators. Additionally, an algorithm for solving the problem of best production choice is developed using TSF information and logarithmic TSF AOs. An illustrative example is solved based on the proposed algorithm where the impact of the associated parameters is examined. We also did a comparative analysis to examine the advantages of the logarithmic TSF AOs.