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Part II - Making Decisions When There Is No Uncertainty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2018

Ali E. Abbas
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University of Southern California
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References and Suggested Readings

Howard, R. A. 1992. In praise of the old time religion. In Edwards, W., ed. Utility Theories: Measurements and Applications. Kluwer, Boston, pp. 2755CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Howard, R. A. and Abbas, A. E.. 2015. Foundations of Decision Analysis. Prentice Hall, New York.Google Scholar
Keeney, R. L. 1992. Value-Focused Thinking: A Path to Creative Decision-Making. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.Google Scholar

Additional Reading

Abbas, A. E. and Bell, D. E.. 2011. One-switch independence for multiattribute utility functions. Operations Research 59(3): 764771.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Abbas, A. E. and Bell, D. E.. 2012. One-switch conditions for multiattribute utility functions. Operations Research 60(5): 11991212.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Abbas, A. E. and Bell, D. E.. 2015. Ordinal one-switch utility functions. Operations Research 63(6): 14111419.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Aczél, J. 1966. Lectures on Functional Equations and Their Applications. Academic Press, New York.Google Scholar
Bell, D. E. 1988. One-switch utility functions and a measure of risk. Management Science 34(12): 14161424.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Howard, R. A. and Abbas, A. E.. 2015. Foundations of Decision Analysis. Prentice Hall, New York.Google Scholar
Matheson, J. E. and Howard, R. A.. 1968. An introduction to decision analysis. In Howard, R. A. and Matheson, J. E., eds. The Principles and Applications of Decision Analysis, Vol. I. Strategic Decisions Group, Menlo Park, CA, 1968.Google Scholar
Keeney, R. and Raiffa, H.. 1976. Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Tradeoffs. John Wiley, New York. Reprinted, Cambridge University Press, New York (1993).Google Scholar

References and Additional Readings

Abbas, A. E. and Matheson, J.. 2010. Normative decision making with multiattribute performance targets. Journal of Multicriteria Decision Analysis 16 (3–4): 6778.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Howard, R. A. and Abbas, A. E.. 2015. Foundations of Decision Analysis. Prentice Hall, New York.Google Scholar
Keeney, R. and Raiffa, H.. 1976. Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Tradeoffs. John Wiley, New York. Reprinted, Cambridge University Press, New York (1993).Google Scholar
MacCrimmon, K. R. and Toda, M.. 1969. The experimental determination of indifference curves. Review of Economic Studies 36(4): 433451.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

Additional Reading

Abbas, A. E. and Bell, D. E.. 2011. One-switch independence for multiattribute utility functions. Operations Research 59(3): 764771.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Abbas, A. E. and Bell, D. E.. 2015. Ordinal one-switch utility functions. Operations Research 63(6): 14111419.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Abbas, A. E. and Howard, R. A.. 2005. Attribute dominance utility. Decision Analysis 2(4): 185206.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Aczél, J. 1966. Lectures on Functional Equations and Their Applications. Academic Press, New York.Google Scholar
Debreu, G. 1960. Topological methods in cardinal utility theory. In Arrow, K., Karlin, S., and Suppes, P., eds. Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, pp. 1626.Google Scholar
Howard, R. A. 1984. On fates comparable to death. Management Science 30(4): 407422.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Keeney, R. and Raiffa, H.. 1976. Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Tradeoffs. John Wiley, New York. Reprinted, Cambridge University Press, New York (1993).Google Scholar

Readings on Value Functions for High Speed Milling

Abbas, A., Yang, L., Zapata, R., and Schmitz, T. 2008. Application of decision analysis to milling profit maximization: An introduction. Int. J. Materials and Product Technology, Vol. 35 (1/2), 6488.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Karandikar, J., Abbas, A., and Schmitz, T., 2014, Tool life prediction using bayesian updating, part 1: Milling tool life model using a discrete grid method, Precision Engineering 38(1), 917CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Karandikar, J., Abbas, A., and Schmitz, T., 2014, Tool Life Prediction using Bayesian Updating, Part 2: Turning Tool Life using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach, Precision Engineering (Forthcoming)CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Karandikar, J, Schmitz, T., Abbas, A. E.. 2012. Spindle speed selection for tool life testing using bayesian inference. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 31, 403411.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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