... (i) developing a behavioral model of sequential decision making that accounts for information about competitors’ historical performance and (ii) using the model in conjunction with a human-subject experiment where participants make design decisions given controlled strong or weak performance records...

... network explicitly learns state-action relationships over an arbitrarily defined complex action space individually evaluating all state and feasible action pairs without the need of any rule-based inference algorithms to guide decision making [ 31 ]. Even though the network details are specific...

... not take into account uncertainty [ 39 ], and may be limited by the implications of Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem [ 42 ]. Future work should explore expected utility theory when analyzing an agency’s decision-making to produce more realistic results. Additionally, we assume attributes to be independent...

...-TP-2005-001-03. 22 06 2010 12 04 2011 18 10 2011 18 10 2011 decision making design engineering management of change offshore installations project management strategic planning design change change management complex system design change hotspots...

.... The veracity and viability of each mechanism are evaluated with respect to compactness, design simplicity, static and dynamic failure, number of rigid-body joints, relative ease of fabrication, and other relevant criteria. Three decision-making techniques, namely, Pugh decision matrix, analytic hierarchy...

..., the retailers are assumed to have common, stationary assortment compositions of products. That is, it is assumed that all products will be carried by all retailers and that does not change overtime. In this paper, we propose a product design decision making approach for both long term design and short...

... and materials design. In order to manage these challenges, a systematic strategy for evaluating and selecting models is presented in this paper. The systematic strategy is based on value-of-information for design decision making. It consists of a (i) process performance indicator (PPI) to quantify the impact...

... and manufacturing processes. In this paper, a schematic method is presented for characterizing and benchmarking the human health impact of toxic chemicals, as a visual aid to facilitate decision-making in the material selection process for sustainable design and manufacturing. In this schematic method, the human...

...Karthik Ramani; Steven Skerlos; Alexander Slocum decision making design engineering sustainable development The Brundtland Commission defined sustainable development as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet...

.... The resulting uncertainty must be accounted for in the decision-making process. This paper proposes a method for estimating the environmental impact of a product’s life cycle and the associated degree of uncertainty of that impact using information generated during the design process. Total impact is estimated...

... . 28 05 2009 01 02 2010 30 03 2010 30 03 2010 assembling consumer protection decision making economics environmental factors integer programming legislation linear programming organisational aspects production management Several factors motivate environmentally...

... decision-making. This improves the accuracy of models and predictions, and can facilitate the application of design automation tools such as optimization and robust design methodologies, resulting in products that are safer, cost effective, and more accessible to broader populations (including people...

... called to make a decision rather than referring to an existing preference structure. Thus, across different contexts, preference elicitation methods used in design decision making can lead to preference inconsistencies. This paper offers a framework for understanding preference inconsistencies, giving...

... how the surrogate constraints and objective functions affect the solution quality. These results indicate a way to apply the principles of decision-based design to design processes. decision making design engineering electric motors optimisation product design Organizations that develop...

... cognition decision making design engineering game theory process design bounded rationality multi-objective optimization decentralized design game theory In a recent article on msn.com ( 1 ), the author advocated that “mistakes are good.” The rationale for this comment was a list...

.... 0161-8458 10.1115/1.2826235 , 119 , pp. 194 – 196 . Ullmann , D. G. , 2006 , Making Robust Decisions: Decision Management for Technical, Business, and Service Teams , Trafford , VC, Canada . budgeting decision making government project management decision analysis...

... Evaluation With Multiple Attributes ,” Res. Eng. Des. 0934-9839 10.1007/BF01581343 , 3 , pp. 105 – 122 . Wan , J. , and Krishnamurty , S. , 2001 , “ Learning-Based Preference Modeling in Engineering Design Decision-Making ,” ASME J. Mech. Des. 1050-0472 10.1115/1.1361061 , 123 ( 2...

... is necessary for each step in a design process. Explain the overall layout of a design process, including iteration. Explain that built designs should be tested to determine if they meet the needs. Explain that a combination of analysis and decision-making (based on the needs...

... as complex due to large scale or due to strong interactions. Single-level strategies for complex system optimization centralize decision-making authority, while multilevel strategies distribute the decision-making process. This article studies important differences between two popular single-level...

... , E. K. , 1998 , “ Aggregation Functions for Engineering Design Trade-offs ,” Fuzzy Sets Syst. 0165-0114 10.1016/S0165-0114(97)00032-8 , 99 ( 2 ), pp. 253 – 264 . 04 02 2006 03 05 2006 design engineering reliability optimisation probability decision making failure...