Use of decision criteria based on expected values to support decision-making in a production assurance and safety setting

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1491-1498

  Aven, T ^a   Flage, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cautionary precautionary principle; Cost benefit analysis; Decision criteria; Expected net present value; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CAUTIONARY/PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; DECISION CRITERIA; DECISION PROBLEMS; EXPECTED COSTS; EXPECTED NET PRESENT VALUE; EXPECTED VALUES; MANAGEMENT REVIEW; NET PRESENT VALUE; PRODUCTION ASSURANCE; RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES; UNCERTAINTY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; RISK ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349159851     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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