Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management is a comprehensive textbook that provides a logical process and analytical techniques for fact-based decision making for the most challenging systems problems. Grounded in systems thinking and based on sound systems engineering principles, the systems decisions process (SDP) leverages multiple objective decision analysis, multiple attribute value theory, and value-focused thinking to define the problem, measure stakeholder value, design creative solutions, explore the decision trade off space in the presence of uncertainty, and structure successful solution implementation. In addition to classical systems engineering problems, this approach has been successfully applied to a wide range of challenges including personnel recruiting, retention, and management; strategic policy analysis; facilities design and management; resource allocation; information assurance; security systems design; and other settings whose structure can be conceptualized as a system.

Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management is acomprehensive textbook that provides a logical process andanalytical techniques for fact-based decision making for the mostchallenging systems problems. Grounded in systems thinking andbased on sound systems engineering principles, the systemsdecisions process (SDP) leverages multiple objective decisionanalysis, multiple attribute value theory, and value-focusedthinking to define the problem, measure stakeholder value, designcreative solutions, explore the decision trade off space in thepresence of uncertainty, and structure successful solutionimplementation. In addition to classical systems engineeringproblems, this approach has been successfully applied to a widerange of challenges including personnel recruiting, retention, andmanagement; strategic policy analysis; facilities design andmanagement; resource allocation; information assurance; securitysystems design; and other settings whose structure can beconceptualized as a system.

Foreword.Preface.Chapter 1. Introduction.Chapter 2. Systems Thinking.Chapter 3. System Life Cycle.Chapter 4. Systems Modeling and Analysis.Chapter 5. Life Cycle Costing.Chapter 6. Introduction to Systems Engineering.Chapter 7. Systems Engineering in Professional Practice.Chapter 8. System Effectiveness.Chapter 9. Systems Decision Process Overview.Chapter 10. Problem Definition.Chapter 11. Solution Design.Chapter 12. Decision Making.Chapter 13. Solution Implementation.Chapter 14. Summary.