The decision sciences have emerged over the past 300 years with contributions from many
highly recognized individuals. Yet, by and large, these results have not been incorporated …

The design of even the simplest product requires thousands of decisions. Yet few of these
decisions are supported with methods on paper or on computers. Is this because …

A formal method to allow designers to explicitly make trade-off decisions is presented. The
methodology can be used when an engineer wishes to rate the design by the weakest …

In this article, an argument for validation of design-decision methods is presented. In the
process of justifying the need for validation, several criteria for a valid design-decision …

In this paper an argument for validation of design decision methods is presented. In the
process of justifying the need for validation, the elements of what a valid design …

Engineering design involves information acquisition decisions such as selecting designs in
the design space for testing, selecting information sources, and deciding when to stop …

Decision-making methods have proven to be an effective support to engineering design.
However, it is proved that very often designers prefer tested procedures and experience …

In this paper, the problem of selecting from among a set of alternatives using multiple,
potentially conflicting criteria is discussed. A number of approaches are commonly used to …

In this paper we present a utility-based method for selection in engineering design. The
Utility-Based Selection DSP supports a designer in making selection decisions involving …

In this paper, the relationship between uncertainty and sets of alternatives in engineering
design is investigated. In sequential decision making, each decision alternative actually …