Title
Structuring decision problems: A case study and reflections for practitioners
Abstract
This article reviews several approaches to problem structuring and, in particular, the three-step structuring process for decision analysis proposed by von Winterfeldt and Edwards: (1) identifying the problem; (2) selecting an appropriate analytical approach; (3) developing the a detailed analytic structure. This three-step process is re-examined in the context of a decision analysis of alternative policies to reduce electromagnetic field exposure from electric power lines. This decision analysis was conducted for a public health organization funded by the California Public Utilities Commission and it was scrutinized throughout by interested stakeholders. As a result a significant effort went into structuring this problem appropriately, with some successes and some missteps. The article extracts lessons from this experience, updating existing guidance on structuring problems for decision analysis, and concluding with some general insights for problem structuring.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1016/j.ejor.2009.01.063
European Journal of Operational Research
Keywords
Field
DocType
Problem structuring,Decision analysis,Decision analysis application,Evaluation,Stakeholders,Detailed structures,Mixing models,Behavioural decision making lessons
Decision analysis,Experience feedback,Decision problem,Commission,Decision support system,Behavioral analysis,Structuring,Operations management,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
199
3
0377-2217
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
10
0.71
8
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Detlof Von Winterfeldt19216.89
Barbara Fasolo2593.92