What every engineer should know about decision making under uncertainty / John X. Wang.

This publication offers insights into the realities of high-stakes engineering decision-making in the investigative and corporate sectors by optimizing engineering decision variables to maximize payoff.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Wang, John X., 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, 2002.
Series:What every engineer should know ; v. 37.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Contents; Engineering: Making Hard Decisions Under Uncertainty; Engineering Judgment for Discrete Uncertain Variables; Decision Analysis Involving Continuous Uncertain Variables; Correlation of Random Variables and Estimating Confidence; Performing Engineering Predictions; Engineering Decision Variables
  • Analysis and Optimization; Project Scheduling and Budgeting Under Uncertainty; Process Control
  • Decisions Based on Charts and Index; Engineering Decision Making: A New Paradigm; Appendix A Engineering Decision-Making Software Evaluation Checklist.