The importance of eliciting stakeholders' system boundary perceptions for problem structuring and decision-making

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2021.12.029OpenAlexW4200028589WikidataQ113875434 ScholiaQ113875434MaRDI QIDQ2140346

Irene Pluchinotta, Giuseppe Salvia, Nici Zimmermann

Publication date: 20 May 2022

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.12.029

zbMATH Keywords

system dynamicsproblem structuring methodsboundary critiquecausal loop diagramssystem perception

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Decision theory (91B06) Management decision making, including multiple objectives (90B50) Case-oriented studies in operations research (90B90)

Uses Software

• DYNAMO
• SEXTANT
• Cognizer

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