Superfund decision analysis in presence of uncertainty

In a stochastic decision environment, differ- ences in information can lead rational decision makers facing the same stochastic technology and the same mar- kets to make different production choices. Efficiency and productivity measurement in such a…

Following the work of K. Sugihara (1984), the authors represent the geometric constraints imposed by the line-drawing of a polyhedron as a set of linear equalities and inequalities. They, however, explicitly take into account the uncertainty in the…

The inherent uncertainty and imprecision in project scheduling have motivated the proposal of several fuzzy set theory based extensions of activity network scheduling techniques. Building upon these, a cash flow calculation methodology for projects…

Decision analysis is a tool to aid decision-making in the face of uncertainty. Typically, clinical decision-making involves the selection of one or more therapeutic alternatives when the outcome of that decision cannot fully be known at the time the…

The concept of fuzzy sets is being increasingly utilized to deal with illdefined terms and variables. Mathods have been proposed to find the optimal alternative in presence of fuzzy variables. In this paper a method for finding the optimal…

There has been only limited discussion on the effect of uncertainty and noise in multi-objective optimization problems and how to deal with it. We address this problem by assessing the probability of dominance and maintaining an archive of solutions…

The efficiency of the automatic execution of complex assembly tasks can be enhanced by the identification of the contact state. In this paper we derive a new method for testing a hypothesized contact state using force sensing in the presence of…

This paper presents a method for automatic planning of robot grasping motions that are insensitive to bounded uncertainties in the object's location. The method exploits the physics of friction to generate all grasp plans that utilize either a…

The uncertainty principle, originally formulated by Heisenberg, dramatically illustrates the difference between classical and quantum mechanics. The principle bounds the uncertainties about the outcomes of two incompatible measurements, such as…

This study examines the decision-making process of the remedial design (RD) phase of on-site incineration projects conducted at Superfund sites. Decisions made during RD affect the cost and schedule of remedial action (RA). Decision analysis…