Two new approaches for multi-attribute group decision-making with interval-valued neutrosophic Frank aggregation operators and incomplete weights

This paper investigates some Frank aggregation operators of interval-valued neutrosophic numbers (IVNNs) and applies to multi-attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) problems. First, the Frank t-conorm and t-norm are extended to interval-valued neutrosophic environment. Some new operational laws for IVNNs are defined and their related properties are investigated. Based on these new operational laws, some new aggregation operators for IVNNs are developed including the interval-valued neutrosophic Frank weighted averaging (IVNFWA) operator and the interval-valued neutrosophic Frank weighted geometric (IVNFWG) operator. Then some desirable properties and special cases of these new operators are further discussed. To solve the MAGDM with IVNNs, the weights of decision makers (DMs) are determined by using extended technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method based on cross-entropy. Additionally, attribute weights are determined based on the similarity degrees between alternatives and the absolute ideal solutions. Further, two new decision-making approaches for MAGDM with IVNNs are put forward by means of the IVNFWA and IVNFWG operators, respectively. Finally, a case study of selecting an agricultural socialization service provider is analyzed to illustrate the practicality and effectiveness of the developed two approaches.