Grey-WASPAS — Grey extension of WASPAS
GREY-WASPAS (Grey-WASPAS — Grey extension of WASPAS) is a ranking multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Zavadskas, E. K., Turskis, Z., Antucheviciene, J., Zakarevicius, A. in 2012. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.
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grey-waspas extends WASPAS to handle Grey uncertainty. All arithmetic operations (normalisation, weighting, distance computation) are performed using Grey Interval Number (GIN: [x̲, x̄]) algebra. The final scores are defuzzified via whitenisation: (x̲ + x̄)/2 before ranking.
Strengths & limitations
- Follows a transparent, reproducible computational procedure that can be audited step by step.
- Handles multiple criteria of differing scales and units within a single decision matrix.
- May exhibit rank reversal when alternatives are added to or removed from the set.
- Assumes full compensation — a strong score on one criterion can offset a weak score on another.
Sources
- Zavadskas, E. K., Turskis, Z., Antucheviciene, J., Zakarevicius, A. (2012). Optimization of Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment. Electronics and Electrical Engineering DOI: 10.5755/j01.eee.122.6.1810 ↗
How to cite this page
ScholarGate. (2026, June 2). Grey-WASPAS — Grey extension of WASPAS. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/grey-waspas
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