Systems Thinking in Tolerance and Quality-related Design Decision-making

Systems thinking, a consilience of values and logic

Human Systems Management ◽

10.3233/hsm-2005-24402 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 259-274

Author(s):

Sameer Kumar ◽

Thomas Ressler ◽

Mark Ahrens

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Systems Thinking ◽

Qualitative Reasoning ◽

Colleges And Universities ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Modern World ◽

Problem Solving Process ◽

Problem Solvers

This article is an appeal to incorporate qualitative reasoning into quantitative topics and courses, especially those devoted to decision-making offered in colleges and universities. Students, many of whom join professional workforce, must become more systems thinkers and decision-makers than merely problem-solvers. This will entail discussion of systems thinking, not just reaching “the answer”. Managers will need to formally and forcefully discuss objectives and values at each stage of the problem-solving process – at the start, during the problem-solving stage, and at the interpretation of the results stage – in order to move from problem solving to decision-making. The authors suggest some methods for doing this, and provide examples of why doing so is so important for decision-makers in the modern world.

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Integrating Value Considerations in the Decision Making for the Design of Biorefineries

Science and Engineering Ethics ◽

10.1007/s11948-020-00251-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 2927-2955

Author(s):

Mar Palmeros Parada ◽

Lotte Asveld ◽

Patricia Osseweijer ◽

John Alexander Posada

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Complex Systems ◽

Research And Development ◽

Design Process ◽

Design Decision ◽

Value Sensitive Design ◽

Design Practice ◽

Novel Approach ◽

Design Alternatives ◽

Biobased Production

AbstractBiobased production has been promoted as a sustainable alternative to fossil resources. However, controversies over its impact on sustainability highlight societal concerns, value tensions and uncertainties that have not been taken into account during its development. In this work, the consideration of stakeholders’ values in a biorefinery design project is investigated. Value sensitive design (VSD) is a promising approach to the design of technologies with consideration of stakeholders’ values, however, it is not directly applicable for complex systems like biorefineries. Therefore, some elements of VSD, such as the identification of relevant values and their connection to a technology’s features, are brought into biorefinery design practice. Midstream modulation (MM), an approach to promoting the consideration of societal aspects during research and development activities, is applied to promote reflection and value considerations during the design decision making. As result, it is shown that MM interventions during the design process led to new design alternatives in support of stakeholders' values, and allowed to recognize and respond to emerging value tensions within the scope of the project. In this way, the present work shows a novel approach for the technical investigation of VSD, especially for biorefineries. Also, based on this work it is argued that not only reflection, but also flexibility and openness are important for the application of VSD in the context of biorefinery design.

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Systems thinking for rapid decision making in industrial contexts

2014 IEEE International Systems Conference Proceedings ◽

10.1109/syscon.2014.6819259 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Darren John Winter ◽

Paul Ashton-Rickardt ◽

Carwyn Ward ◽

Mike Yearworth ◽

Chris McMahon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Systems Thinking

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Arrow's Theorem and Engineering Design Decision Making

Research in Engineering Design ◽

10.1007/s001630050016 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 218-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Michael J. Scott ◽

Erik K. Antonsson

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Engineering Design ◽

Design Decision ◽

Arrow’S Theorem ◽

Arrow's Theorem

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Conceptual Design Decision-Making Assisted by a Comprehensive High-Speed Vehicle Knowledgebase Library

10.2514/6.2021-4231 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Stenila Simon ◽

Samuel Atchison ◽

Bernd Chudoba

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Conceptual Design ◽

High Speed ◽

Design Decision ◽

High Speed Vehicle

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A User-Centered Medical Device Design Decision Making Approach Using Hybrid Rough Cooperative Game Model

10.1115/detc2021-71293 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Liting Jing ◽

Junfeng Ma

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Medical Device ◽

Set Theory ◽

Cooperative Game ◽

Rough Set ◽

Rough Set Theory ◽

Design Decision ◽

Device Design ◽

Medical Device Design ◽

User Centered

Abstract With the advancement of new technologies and diverse customer-centered design requirements, the medical device design decision making becomes challenge. Incorporating multiple stakeholders’ requirements into the medical device design will significantly affect the market competitiveness and performance. The classic design decision making approaches mainly focused on design criteria priority determination and conceptual schemes evaluation, which lack the capacity of reflecting the interdependence of interest among stakeholders and capturing the ambiguous influence on the overall design expectations, leading to the unreliable decision making results. In order to relax these constraints in the medical device design, this paper incorporates rough set theory with cooperative game theory model to develop a novel user-centered design decision making framework. The proposed approach is composed of three components: 1) end/professional user needs identification and classification, 2) evaluation criteria correlation diagram and scheme value matrix establishment using rough set theory; and 3) fuzzy coalition utility model development to obtain optimal desirability considering users’ conflict interests. We used a blood pressure meter case study to demonstrate and validate the proposed approach. Compared with the traditional Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) approach, the proposed approach is more robust.

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