Please help! I am looking for a site that give decision making philosophies and examples.?

Question

This is for my MBA 500 class. I have been to Wikipedia, but didn't quite find what I'm looking for. I have found some results on Decision Trees and Decision Theory in general. I am looking for something that discusses models people use to make decisions (six sigma, fishbone, 9-step decision theory, etc.) Does anyone know of a site, or what keywords to search with. I have used decision making models, decision philosophies, how to make decisions, but did not find what I want.

Answer 1

Hello Vonda,

I suggest you look at the following site for simpler stuff:

http://www.discover6sigma.org/


Within this site following will directly useful:

http://www.discover6sigma.org/cat/methods-tools-techniques/
http://www.discover6sigma.org/post/2006/10/distribution-in-real-life/



For more advance info, please look at

http://www.crystalball.com/


With in this site following will be useful:

http://www.crystalball.com/articles/download/hulett05.ppt
http://www.crystalball.com/cbuc/2004/papers/CBUC04-Sloan.pdf
http://www.crystalball.com/articles/download/informs_fredericks.exe

Hope it helps you.

With best wishes,

SKS

Answer 2

Decision Modeling
http://groups.msn.com/DecisionModeling/yourwebpage.msnw

Six sigma is a customer based approach realizing that defects are expensive. Fewer defects mean lower costs and improved customer loyalty. The lowest cost, high value producer is the most competitive provider of goods and services. Six sigma is a way to achieve strategic business results.

Another answer to what is six sigma is six sigma is a statistic. Six sigma processes will produce less than 3.4 defects or mistakes per million opportunities. Many successful six sigma projects do not achieve a 3.4 ppm or less defect rate. That just indicates that there is still opportunity.

A third answer to what is six sigma is that six sigma is a process. To implement the six sigma management philosophy and achieve the six sigma level of 3.4 defects per million opportunities or less there is a process that is used. The six sigma process is define, measure, analyze, improve and control DMAIC.
http://www.isixsigma.com/

Answer 3

try CSSD.edu