CHAPTER 2: DECISION-MAKING Flashcards

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the process of identifying and choosing alternative courses of action in a manner appropriate to the demands of the situation.

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Decision-making

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2
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the heart of all the management functions

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Decision-making

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3
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Rational decision-making, according to _________, is a process involving the following steps

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David H. Holt

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4
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identification of the problem is tantamount to having the problem half-solved.

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Diagnose Problem

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5
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a difference between an actual situation and a desired situation.

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Problem

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6
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identification of constraints, which may be spelled out as either internal or external limitations.

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Analyze the Environment

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7
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Components of the Environment

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o Internal Environment
o External Environment

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8
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organizational activities within a firm that surrounds decision-making.

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Internal Environment

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9
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variables that are outside the organization and not typically within the short run control of top management.

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External Environment

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10
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each alternative must be analyzed and evaluated in terms of its value, cost, and risk characteristics.

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Evaluate Alternatives

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11
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Choice-making

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process of selecting among alternatives representing potential solutions to a problem.

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12
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refers to carrying out the decision so that the objectives sought will be achieved. To make implementation effective, a plan must be devised.

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Implementation

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13
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process which requires checking at each stage of the process to assure that the alternatives generated, the criteria used in evaluation, and the solution selected for implementation are in keeping with the goals and objectives.

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Feedback

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14
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Control

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actions made to ensure that activities performed match the desired activities or goals, that have been set.

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15
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evaluation of alternatives using intuition and subjective judgment.

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Qualitative Evaluation

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16
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evaluation of alternatives using any technique in a group classified 118 rational and analytical.

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Quantitative Evaluation

17
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Types of Quantitative Techniques

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  1. inventory models
  2. queuing theory
  3. network models
  4. forecasting
  5. regression analysis
  6. simulation
  7. linear programming
  8. sampling theory
  9. statistical decision theory
18
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Calculate the number of items that should be ordered at one time to minimize the total yearly cost of placing orders and carrying the items in inventory.

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Economic order quantity model

19
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This is an economic order quantity technique applied to production orders.

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Production order quantity model

20
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This is an inventory model used for planned shortages.

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Back-order inventory model

21
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An inventory model used to minimize the total cost when quantity discounts are offered by suppliers.

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Quantity discount model

22
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describes how to determine the number of service units that will minimize both customers waiting time and cost of service.

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Queuing Theory

23
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these are models where large complex tasks are broken into smaller segments that can be managed independently.

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Network Models

24
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to schedule, monitor, and control large and complex projects by employing three-time estimates for each activity.

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The Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)

25
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only one time factor per activity that enables engineer managers to schedule, monitor, and control large and complex projects.

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The Critical Path Method (CPM)

26
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the collection of past and current information to make predictions about the future.

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Forecasting

27
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a forecasting method that examines the association between two or more variables.

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Regression Analysis

28
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model constructed to represent reality, on which conclusions about real-life problems can be used.

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Simulation

29
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used to produce an optimum solution within the bounds imposed by constraints upon the decision.

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Linear Programming

30
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samples of populations are statistically determined to be used for a number of processes, such as quality control and marketing research.

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Sampling Theory

31
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rational way to conceptualize, analyze, and solve problems in situations involving limited, or partial information about the decision environment.

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Decision theory