The extensive bibliography as well as the excellent chapters onapplications are of wide interest. Those teaching courses in fuzzy settheory, especially in a more practical rather than abstract context,would do well to consider this textbook. Information that is useful,clearly presented, and with the latest revisions, reflects muchcurrent research.Int. J. General Systems, Vol 21
to Fuzzy Sets.- to Fuzzy Sets.- Fuzzy Mathematics.- Fuzzy Sets—Basic Definitions.- Extensions.- Fuzzy Measures and Measures of Fuzziness.- The Extension Principle and Applications.- Fuzzy Relations and Fuzzy Graphs.- Fuzzy Analysis.- Possibility Theory vs. Probability Theory.- Applications of Fuzzy Set Theory.- Fuzzy Logic and Approximate Reasoning.- Expert Systems and Fuzzy Control.- Pattern Recognition.- Decision Making in Fuzzy Environment.- Fuzzy Set Models in Operations Research.- Empirical Research in Fuzzy Set Theory.- Future Perspectives.
Prof. em. Dr. Drs. h. c. Hans-Jürgen Zimmermann war bis 1999 Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Unternehmensforschung (Operations Research) an der RWTH Aachen und ist Wissenschaftlicher Leiter der ELITE (European Laboratory for Intelligent Techniques Engineering) sowie wissenschaftlicher Beirat des Instituts für Operations Research und Management, Inform GmbH, in Aachen.