PRECONDITIONS OF MINING LOGISTICS SYSTEMS RATIONALITY ASSESSMENT

The article formulates the preconditions for reasonable assessment of the levels of social rationality of a real or developed (existing, implemented, planned for implementation) integrated logistics system of the mining industry (ILSMI) and some “ideal” ILSMI with predetermined desired parameters (characteristics, requirements), as well as preconditions for comparing these evaluations in order to determine the conformity of the actual or developed ILSMI to the standard visual characteristics

PART 2. ASSESSMENT OF RATIONALITY BY THE POINT METHOD MINING LOGISTICS SYSTEMS

The article formulates the second part (stages 5-7) of the stage-by-stage assessment procedure using the method of a point scale of levels of social rationality of a real or developed (current, implemented, planned for implementation) integrated logistics system of the mining industry.

PART 1. ASSESSMENT OF RATIONALITY BY THE POINT METHOD MINING LOGISTICS SYSTEMS

The article formulates the first part (stages 1-4) of the stage-by-stage assessment procedure using the method of a point scale of levels of social rationality of a real or developed (current, implemented, planned for implementation) integrated logistics system of the mining industry

Efficiency, equity, and social rationality under uncertainty

In a simple model where agents’ monetary payoffs are uncertain, this paper examines the aggregation of subjective expected utility functions which are interpersonally noncomparable. A maximin social welfare criterion is derived from axioms of efficiency, ex post equity, and social rationality, combined with the independence of beliefs and risk preferences in riskless situations (Chambers and Echenique in Games Econ Behav 76:582–595, 2012). The criterion compares allocations by the values of the prospects composed of the statewise minimum payoffs evaluated by the certainty equivalents. Because of this construction, the criterion is egalitarian and risk averse.

Risk-Managing Decision-Making: A Psycho-Social Rationality Model

Social workers are frequently involved in making decisions and in managing risks, although there has been limited conceptualisation to connect these tasks with each other or with assessment processes. This lack of connection reflects the general separateness of the wider academic discourses on risk and uncertainty (often sociological and organisational, relating frequently to business or economic contexts) and those on decision-making (often focusing on psychology of individual judgement, and typically relating to medical or military contexts). This article presents and explores the potential of a ‘risk-managing decision model’, as an example of a model linking risk management with decision science. This is a psycho-social rationality model for choosing between options, such as possible care, support or intervention plans for a client or family. Rather than treating the options as ‘given’ (i.e. unchangeable), as in most decision theories, this model proposes that the decision maker(s) look for ways to manage or reduce the risks inherent in the preferred option as part of the decision process. Like other psycho-social rationality models, this model incorporates both individual cognitive dimensions and framing aspects of the decision environment. Relevance to social work is discussed with examples and reference to various settings and decision processes.