Scenario planning is a method widely used by strategic planners to address uncertainty
about the future. However, current methods either fail to address the future behaviour and …

This newly updated book offers a comprehensive introduction to the scope and nature of
engineering work, taking a rigorous but common sense approach to the solution of …

Health remains one of the most challenging realms for decision makers and policy making
while critical for the well-being of humans, the stability of societies, and the development of …

Public policy problems are rife with conflicting objectives: efficiency versus fairness,
technical criteria versus political goals, costs versus multiple benefits. Multicriteria decision …

This textbook presents methodologies and applications associated with multiple criteria
decision analysis (MCDA), especially for those students with an interest in industrial …

Species status assessments are used to inform US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
decision making for Endangered Species Act (ESA) classification decisions, recovery …

The topic of health security continues to be important and pertinent, particularly given the
recent occurrences in world events. Emerging health threats create vast challenges that …

Considerable research has been performed to develop leading indicators of safety
performance. We use value-focused thinking to understand the objectives and evaluation …

Purpose: Franchising is one of the fastest-growing operating modes in Brazil. In 2014, the
Brazilian Franchising Association reported 2,492 active brands in the country. Some …

Abstract The US Department of Defense (DoD) has recently revised the defense acquisition
system to address suspected root causes of unwanted acquisition outcomes. This …