Application of Fuzzy Theory in the Selection of the Concert Hall for a Symphony Orchestra

• Main Authors: Su-Yuan Tsai, 蔡淑媛
• Other Authors: Tien-Chin Wang, Ph.D.
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2kgkr4

博士 === 國立高雄科技大學 === 國際企業系 === 107 === Abstract Room Acoustics and the reputation of concert hall are both important factors for symphony orchestras in choosing an appropriate venue to perform. This research established a practical assessment mechanism for symphony orchestras as a reference in choosing a concert hall. Base on the soloists' requirements, this research used the two criteria “adaptability” and “efficiency” to evaluate and rank the six Taiwanese concert halls in terms of architectural acoustics performance, noise control and managerial effectiveness. Fuzzy Theory, Triangular Fuzzy Numbers and Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making model were proposed to select the important factors with weight being the references for symphony orchestras. This research involves a two-stages design consisted of questionnaires for experts and soloists. The first stage, fifty criteria affecting quality of performance of concert halls concluded by the twelve experts, including architects, acousticians, scholars and curators through an open questionnaire. Then Fuzzy Theory have been proposed to summarize the opinions of experts, obtained the weighting values of the fifty criteria by using de-fuzzy calculation and rank the criteria. The second stage consisting of questionnaires for soloists on evaluating the six Taiwanese concert halls based on the fifty criteria by using the five linguistic meanings. According to Fuzzy Theory, the weight values of the fifty criteria multiplied the evaluation performances of questionnaires collected from the twelve soloists, then this research applied the Max-Min method to de-fuzzy the values to gain the crisp values of the fifty criteria. The results of the first stage questionnaires showed the three most important criteria in orders as reputation, bench line of performing programs verification and International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC). From the results of the second stage questionnaires stated the ranking of the six Taiwanese concert halls which is A1 ＞A4 ＞A2 ＞A3＞A5 ＞A6. This research built an assessment model in selecting a concert hall as the following: (1) to collect the experts' opinions for assessing concert hall through an open questionnaire. (2) to calculate the weights of the criteria of concert halls by applying Fuzzy Theory. (3) to integrate experts' evaluation by applying Fuzzy Theory. This research provided not only an integrated, objective and subjective assessment model in selecting an adequate concert hall but also a guideline for building concert halls in the future.