Improved Decision-Making through a DEMATEL and Fuzzy Cognitive Maps-Based Framework

Table 1

Compared aspects of DEMATEL and FCM approaches.

	DEMATEL	FCM
Similarities	Cause-effect relationships
	Graph visualization
	Factor prioritization
	Based on matrices
	Structural modeling approach
Differences	No threshold function for the algorithm convergence	A threshold function for the algorithm convergence is mandatory
	Only nonnegative judgments matrix	Negative and nonnegative judgments matrix
	No parameters to be set for the output readability	Few parameters to be set for the output readability