A New Method for Solving Interval Neutrosophic Linear Programming Problems

Abstract

Neutrosophic set theory is a generalization of the intuitionistic fuzzy set which can be considered as a powerful tool to express the indeterminacy and inconsistent information that exist commonly in engineering applications and real meaningful science activities. In this paper an interval neutrosophic linear programming (INLP) model will be presented, where its parameters are represented by triangular interval neutrosophic numbers (TINNs) and call it INLP problem. Afterward, by using a ranking function we present a technique to convert the INLP problem into a crisp model and then solve it by standard methods.

Keywords

• Neutrosophic set
• Neutrosophic numbers
• Linear programming
• Ranking function
• Interval values

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