A fuzzy multi-criteria group decision support system for textile material fabric-hand evaluation

Fabric-hand evaluation is one of the key features and measures in textile material selection for fashion design. Fabric-hand evaluation requires considering multiple criteria with in a group of evaluators. The evaluation process often involves fuzziness in the weights of criteria and the judgments of evaluators. This study first develops a multi-level textile material fabric-hand evaluation model. It then proposes a fuzzy multi-criteria group decision-making (FMCGDM) method for the evaluation. A fuzzy multi-criteria group decision support system (FMCGDSS) is developed to implement the proposed method and applied in textile material fabric-hand evaluation