Handbook on Decision Making, 2012 Edition

Handbook on Decision Making, 2012 Edition
Authors: Jie Lu, Lakhmi C. Jain, and Guangquan Zhang

Decision making is ubiquitous, and is closely related to risk management. On one
hand, appropriate decision making is an important task in risk management
implementation; on the other hand, a risk management process in decision making is
an important step for better decision making. In practice, a decision environment for a
real application becomes more and more complex and uncontrollable. Making an
appropriate decision is not easy. Various uncertainties, which occur in natural
environments and human societies increases the possibility of making inappropriate
decisions. How to effectively make a decision, therefore, is a challenging issue for
organizations needing to reach their targeted achievements.

Research into combining risk management with decision making has drawn
considerable attention from researchers in a variety of disciplines. It includes decision
making under risk, as well as risk decision making. In particular, research about how
to respond to an emergency and reduce risk in a disaster has recently developed.
This book aims to present innovative theories, methodologies, and techniques in the
risk management and decision making field. It introduces new research and technology
development to readers interested in the area and provides a comprehensive image of
their potential applications. The collected works cover: computational intelligence for
risk management, multi-criteria decision making, healthcare modelling, risk forecasting
and evaluation, public security and community safety, supply chain optimization and
resource allocation, and business and political risk management.