Decision theory: general

Experts in the field provide an introduction to the multifaceted aspects of this critically important topic.

Introduces principles drawn from quantum theory to present a new framework for modeling human cognition and decision.

This book provides the concepts and methodologies of probabilistic structural performance assessments and predictions for deteriorating structures, with emphasis on marine structures and special consideration of system reliability, risk, longevity, sustainability, and optimal decision making.

Today's leaders are facing unprecedented challenges that are causing them to quit, burnout, compromise, and even commit suicide.

Every life has beginning.

Explores the interesting and challenging philosophical terrain where issues regarding cooperation, commitment, and control intersect.

Explores the interesting and challenging philosophical terrain where issues regarding cooperation, commitment, and control intersect.

This book for beginning graduate students presents a course on stochastic games and the mathematical methods used in their analysis.

Understand the safe engineering of ship-shaped offshore installations with this fully updated second edition.

This book statistically confirms that complexity and changing technologies that affect the way operators interact within the systems of the nuclear facili-ties exacerbate the severity of incidents caused by human error and details the application of the systems engineering process to reduce human error given industries' rapidly advancing technology.

This book statistically confirms that complexity and changing technologies that affect the way operators interact within the systems of the nuclear facili-ties exacerbate the severity of incidents caused by human error and details the application of the systems engineering process to reduce human error given industries' rapidly advancing technology.

Updated throughout for the second edition, Reliability Engineering: A Life Cycle Approach draws on the author's global industry experience to demonstrate the invaluable role reliability engineers play in the entire life cycle of a plant.

Updated throughout for the second edition, Reliability Engineering: A Life Cycle Approach draws on the author's global industry experience to demonstrate the invaluable role reliability engineers play in the entire life cycle of a plant.

The e-book+ version of the book, Pipeline Valve Technology, complements the other versions of the book.

The e-book+ version of the book, Pipeline Valve Technology, complements the other versions of the book.

This practical guide covers the steps necessary to sustain quality in a project from start to finish.

This practical guide covers the steps necessary to sustain quality in a project from start to finish.

Safety Management Systems and their Origins: Insights from the Aviation Industry presents different perspectives on SMS to better decode what it means as a safety approach and what it implicitly conveys beyond safety.

Safety Management Systems and their Origins: Insights from the Aviation Industry presents different perspectives on SMS to better decode what it means as a safety approach and what it implicitly conveys beyond safety.

Global competition is forcing reliability and other professionals to work closely during the product design and manufacturing phase.

Global competition is forcing reliability and other professionals to work closely during the product design and manufacturing phase.

This book explains the tools and processes that allow changes in the way maintenance works.

This book explains the tools and processes that allow changes in the way maintenance works.

Monte-Carlo techniques have increasingly become a key method used in quantitative research.

Monte-Carlo techniques have increasingly become a key method used in quantitative research.

This book covers fire and extinguishing theory and reliability theory and how to validate any survey within the field of engineering.

This book covers fire and extinguishing theory and reliability theory and how to validate any survey within the field of engineering.

Introduction to Construction Management, Second Edition, is the beginner's guide to key concepts, terms, processes and practices associated with modern construction management.

Introduction to Construction Management, Second Edition, is the beginner's guide to key concepts, terms, processes and practices associated with modern construction management.

Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) is a method used by maintenance and reliability industry professionals as one of the key tools to drive improvement.

Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) is a method used by maintenance and reliability industry professionals as one of the key tools to drive improvement.

The reference text discusses fundamental principles, planning, sourcing, demand forecasting, and supply forecasting in the field of supply chain management.

Drawing a transdisciplinary perspective, this book investigates the ways in which gender intersect with rebuilding and post-disaster recovery process.

Drawing a transdisciplinary perspective, this book investigates the ways in which gender intersect with rebuilding and post-disaster recovery process.

Most approaches that contribute to the design of life-critical systems almost only consider nominal situations where procedures can be developed and used to achieve satisfactory operations.

Most approaches that contribute to the design of life-critical systems almost only consider nominal situations where procedures can be developed and used to achieve satisfactory operations.

This book provides an understanding of what is required to engineer and manufacture drug products.

This book provides an understanding of what is required to engineer and manufacture drug products.

This book explores the relationship between architecture, government and fire.

This book explores the relationship between architecture, government and fire.

Uncertainty is certain to be found in structural engineering, making it crucial to structure design.

Uncertainty is certain to be found in structural engineering, making it crucial to structure design.

This collection calls for improved technical communication for the public through an embodied, situated understanding of environmental risk that promotes social justice.

This collection calls for improved technical communication for the public through an embodied, situated understanding of environmental risk that promotes social justice.

This book combines the topics of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Lubrication Degradation Mechanisms (LDM) with the goal of allowing the reader to develop the disciplined thought process for getting to the root causes of each of the degradation mechanisms.

This book combines the topics of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Lubrication Degradation Mechanisms (LDM) with the goal of allowing the reader to develop the disciplined thought process for getting to the root causes of each of the degradation mechanisms.

Global competition and other factors are forcing manufacturers to produce highly safe engineering systems and products.

Global competition and other factors are forcing manufacturers to produce highly safe engineering systems and products.

This is a book about the development of dependable, embedded software.

This is a book about the development of dependable, embedded software.