A Professionals Guide To Problem Solving With Decision Science

Author : Frank A. Tillman
Publisher : FT Press
ISBN 13 : 0132869780
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Professional's Guide to Decision Science and Problem Solving written by Frank A. Tillman and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Professional's Guide to Decision Science and Problem Solving provides an integrated, start-to-finish framework for more effective problem solving and decision making in corporations. Drawing on vast experience in the field, the authors show how to apply state-of-the-art decision science, statistical modeling, benchmarking, and processing modeling techniques together to create a robust analytical framework for better decision making in any field, especially those that rely on advanced operations management. They integrate both newly-developed and time-tested techniques into a logical, structured approach for assessing corporate issues, developing solutions, and making decisions that drive the successful achievement of corporate objectives. Coverage includes: defining objectives, exploring the environment; scoping problems and evaluating their importance; bringing data mining and statistical analysis to bear; solving problems and measuring the results; evaluating the results and performing sensitivity analysis, and more. The book concludes with three case study chapters that walk through the effective use of its methods, step-by-step. Representing a wide variety of corporate environments, these case studies underscore and demonstrate the method's exceptional adaptability. This book will be valuable in a wide range of industries, notably finance, pharmaceutical, healthcare, economics, and manufacturing.

Author : Paul Brest
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199995915
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment written by Paul Brest and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment, Paul Brest and Linda Hamilton Krieger have written a systematic guide to creative problem solving that prepares students to exercise effective judgment and decision making skills in the complex social environments in which they will work. The book represents a major milestone in the education of lawyers and policymakers, Developed by two leaders in the field, this first book of its type includes material drawn from statistics, decision science, social and cognitive psychology, the "judgment and decision making" (JDM) literature, and behavioral economics. It combines quantitative approaches to empirical analysis and decision making (statistics and decision science) with the psychological literature illustrating the systematic errors of the intuitive decision maker. The book can stand alone as a text or serve as a supplement to a core law or public policy curriculum. Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment: A Guide for Lawyers and Policymakers prepares students and professionals to be creative problem solvers, wise counselors, and effective decision makers. The authors' ultimate goals are to help readers "get it right" in their roles as professionals and citizens, and to arm them against common sources of judgment error.

Author : Frank A. Tillman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999767115
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Professional's Guide to Problem Solving with Decision Science written by Frank A. Tillman and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on vast experience, the authors show how to apply state-of-the-art decision science, statistical modeling, benchmarking, and process modeling techniques together to create a robust analytical framework for better decision making. They integrate both new and time-tested techniques into a logical structured approach for assessing issues, developing solutions and making decisions that drive the successful achievement of business goals. This book integrates new and existing methods to provide a comprehensive and holistic approach for assessing company performance and identifying areas for corporate improvement efforts. The goal is to get people to think of the big picture, understand the tools and techniques and put together the conceptual and analytical pieces to solve corporate-wide problems. The difficulty is to know when and where you should use these concepts. This book focuses on structured analysis processes that you can use to quantify, explore, and solve problems from a cross-functional perspective. Coverage includes defining objectives; exploring the environment; scoping and prioritizing problems; applying data mining and statistical analysis; selecting the appropriate methods and tools; executing solutions; measuring and evaluating results; and more. Case study chapters walk through the effective use of the authors' framework in diverse corporate environments and demonstrate its exceptional adaptability.

Author : Frank Tillman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692503027
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Science of Common Sense written by Frank Tillman and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to discussing the myriad of decision science methods available to solution developers, it is essential they be easy to use, easy to understand, and provide examples of their use in the field. The Science of Common Sense: Best Practical Decision Science Methods presents a selection of the very best decision-making methodologies based on the insights of authors Frank A. Tillman, PhD, PE, and Deandra T. Cassone, PhD, PMP-insights they gained through years of consulting, operating their own companies, and working in a variety of corporate situations. This guide to decision science best practices explores a number of methodologies that are organized into sections covering multiple criteria and ranking techniques, multiple objective decision-making, and group decision-making, which includes idea generation and expert opinion. It also introduces data mining and analysis, presents an overview of simulation, and delivers practical applications for these tools. Professionals and academics interested in the areas of business, industrial engineering, and decision science will find this to be an indispensable follow-up to the authors' previous book, A Professional's Guide to Decision Science and Problem Solving.

Author : Frank A Tillman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999767108
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Professional's Guide to Problem Solving with Decision Science written by Frank A Tillman and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on vast experience, the authors show how to apply state-of-the-art decision science, statistical modeling, benchmarking, and process modeling techniques together to create a robust analytical framework for better decision making. They integrate both new and time-tested techniques into a logical structured approach for assessing issues, developing solutions and making decisions that drive the successful achievement of business goals. This book integrates new and existing methods to provide a comprehensive and holistic approach for assessing company performance and identifying areas for corporate improvement efforts. The goal is to get people to think of the big picture, understand the tools and techniques and put together the conceptual and analytical pieces to solve corporate-wide problems. The difficulty is to know when and where you should use these concepts. This book focuses on structured analysis processes that you can use to quantify, explore, and solve problems from a cross-functional perspective. Coverage includes defining objectives; exploring the environment; scoping and prioritizing problems; applying data mining and statistical analysis; selecting the appropriate methods and tools; executing solutions; measuring and evaluating results; and more. Case study chapters walk through the effective use of the authors' framework in diverse corporate environments and demonstrate its exceptional adaptability.

Author : Abu S.M. Masud
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000461068
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Manager's Guide for Better Decision-Making written by Abu S.M. Masud and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important activity for an organization’s leaders and managers is making decisions associated with problem-solving. Making decisions is a complex endeavor where choices are made from courses of action where resources are limited and in the presence of constraints. Written as a guide, this book offers a quantitative approach to decision-making. The process of decision-making is presented from a holistic point of view. This book offers a basic understanding of the issues and processes involved in decision-making by presenting the tools associated with problem analysis, tools that enable developing choices, as well as tools used to normalize judgment criteria achievement so that they are comparable across measures using different scales. Several solution methods for decision problems that have one evaluation criterion are explained first. Methods for problems with multiple criteria for evaluating alternate solutions are discussed as well. The multiple criteria methods include those that do not require any explicit preference or trade-off information from the decision-maker and those that do require the decision-maker’s preference or trade-off information. The intended audience of the book includes technical and nontechnical professionals, managers, and supervisors at all levels, and engineering and business educators. The book would also be useful to undergraduate students, beginning graduate students, and recent graduates of professional programs, or in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and humanities.

Author : Sachi Nandan Mohanty
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303066869X
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decision Making And Problem Solving written by Sachi Nandan Mohanty and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Decision Making and Problem Solving: A Practical Guide for Applied Research, the author utilizes traditional approaches, tools, and techniques adopted to solve current day-to-day, real-life problems. The book offers guidance in identifying and applying accurate methods for designing a strategy as well as implementing these strategies in the real world. The book includes realistic case studies and practical approaches that should help readers understand how the decision making occurs and can be applied to problem solving under deep uncertainty.

Author : Peter McNamee
Publisher : Smartorg Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780971056909
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decision Analysis for the Professional written by Peter McNamee and published by Smartorg Incorporated. This book was released on 2001 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arnaud Chevallier
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190463929
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Thinking in Complex Problem Solving written by Arnaud Chevallier and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are a student or a working professional, you can benefit from being better at solving the complex problems that come up in your life. Strategic Thinking in Complex Problem Solving provides a general framework and the necessary tools to help you do so. Based on his groundbreaking course at Rice University, engineer and former strategy consultant Arnaud Chevallier provides practical ways to develop problem solving skills, such as investigating complex questions with issue maps, using logic to promote creativity, leveraging analogical thinking to approach unfamiliar problems, and managing diverse groups to foster innovation. This book breaks down the resolution process into four steps: 1) frame the problem (identifying what needs to be done), 2) diagnose it (identifying why there is a problem, or why it hasn't been solved yet), 3) identify and select potential solutions (identifying how to solve the problem), and 4) implement and monitor the solution (resolving the problem, the 'do'). For each of these four steps - the what, why, how, and do - this book explains techniques that promotes success and demonstrates how to apply them on a case study and in additional examples. The featured case study guides you through the resolution process, illustrates how these concepts apply, and creates a concrete image to facilitate recollection. Strategic Thinking in Complex Problem Solving is a tool kit that integrates knowledge based on both theoretical and empirical evidence from many disciplines, and explains it in accessible terms. As the book guides you through the various stages of solving complex problems, it also provides useful templates so that you can easily apply these approaches to your own personal projects. With this book, you don't just learn about problem solving, but how to actually do it.

Author : Gary A. Klein
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262260867
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sources of Power written by Gary A. Klein and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1999-02-18 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who watches the television news has seen images of firefighters rescuing people from burning buildings and paramedics treating bombing victims. How do these individuals make the split-second decisions that save lives? Most studies of decision making, based on artificial tasks assigned in laboratory settings, view people as biased and unskilled. Gary Klein is one of the developers of the naturalistic decision making approach, which views people as inherently skilled and experienced. It documents human strengths and capabilities that so far have been downplayed or ignored. Since 1985, Klein has conducted fieldwork to find out how people tackle challenges in difficult, nonroutine situations. Sources of Power is based on observations of humans acting under such real-life constraints as time pressure, high stakes, personal responsibility, and shifting conditions. The professionals studied include firefighters, critical care nurses, pilots, nuclear power plant operators, battle planners, and chess masters. Each chapter builds on key incidents and examples to make the description of the methodology and phenomena more vivid. In addition to providing information that can be used by professionals in management, psychology, engineering, and other fields, the book presents an overview of the research approach of naturalistic decision making and expands our knowledge of the strengths people bring to difficult tasks.