Book section · January 1, 2017
Introduction In 2007, Michael Chertoff, then secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), characterized the task of the Department as follows: We have to identify and prioritize the risks – understanding the threat, the vulnerability and th ...
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Book section · December 6, 2012
This volume is an outgrowth of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Expert Judgment and Expert Systems," held in Porto, Portugal, August 1986. ...
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Book section · December 6, 2012
The job of regulators or legislators will be greatly facilitated if they are provided
with criteria to guide the evaluation of alternatives. What Principles Should
Govern Federal Reliance on Alternatives to Regulation for Managing Risk?
Within the ...
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Book section · June 2011
As modern MCDM started to emerge about 50 years ago, it is now a good time to take stock of developments. This book aims to present an informal, nontechnical history of MCDM, supplemented with many pictures. ...
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Book section · January 1, 2010
The authors explore how discoveries in decision sciences will enhance traditional ideas about economics and challenges the conventional wisdom about how to make the right decisions in an emerging new era, in a book that includes informative ... ...
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Book section · February 11, 2009
This volume serves the multiple purposes of honoring Peter Fishburn's contributions, providing both expository and new papers from leading figures in each of the areas of Fishburn's research, and putting into one volume a wide variety of ... ...
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Book section · July 23, 2007
This book reviews and extends the material typically presented in introductory texts. Not a single book covers the broad scope of decision analysis at this advanced level. ...
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Book section · July 23, 2007
This book reviews and extends the material typically presented in introductory texts. Not a single book covers the broad scope of decision analysis at this advanced level. ...
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Book section · January 1, 2007
Many complex decision problems require value judgments, and it is often useful to build formal models of these value judgments. Several models and assessment procedures exist for this task ranging from simple rating and weighting techniques to sophisticate ...
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Book section · January 1, 2007
The fundamental objectives of any decision problem should define why the decision maker is interested in that decision. However, listing a complete set of the fundamental objectives for a decision is not a simple task. It requires creativity, time, some ha ...
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Book section · 2004
This unique collection of recent papers, with comments by experts in the field, provides excellent coverage of recent developments, advances and sims in credit scoring. ...
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Book section · May 26, 2000
A variety of techniques have been proposed for solving multiple criteria decision-making problems. The emphasis and style of the different techniques largely reflect the fields of expertise of their developers. ...
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Book section · February 28, 1999
Second, Ward laid the groundwork for sound normative systems by noticing which tasks humans can do well and which tasks computers should perform. This volume, organized into five parts, reflects those accomplishments and more. ...
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Book section · July 27, 1998
With over 200 contributing authors, The Technology Management Handbook informs and assists the more than 1.5 million engineering managers in the practice of technical management. ...
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Book section · 1996
Experts in economics, psychology, statistics, and decision theory explore the question of how to make wise choices that improve the welfare of individuals and society ...
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Book section · October 31, 1992
The next section of the book looks at the relation between gneralized utility theories and the data they are intended to explain. A final section contains an evaluative discussion that weaves the themes of the book together. ...
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Book section · 1991
The book has been carefully designed and edited to provide a challenging but accessible source of guidance and understanding for readers familiar with introductory theory who wish to deepen their knowledge and to grasp ideas that relate ... ...
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Book section · 1977
Multicriterion decision problems; Partial preference analysis and decision-aid: the fuzzy outranking relation concepts; A research project on multicriterion decision making; Use of vector optimization in multiobjective decision making; ... ...
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Book section · January 1972
This book presents leading recent studies on the application of formal modeling for improved delivery of public services. ...
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Book section · January 1972
This book presents leading recent studies on the application of formal modeling for improved delivery of public services. ...
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Book section · January 1972
This book presents leading recent studies on the application of formal modeling for improved delivery of public services. ...
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