Problem structuring methods in action

By John C. Mingers, J. Rosenhead. European Journal of Operational Research, 2004

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Subfields: Management Science and Operations Research, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management

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Modeling uncertainty in multi-criteria decision analysis (2012, background): “problem structuring methods [99]), vagueness of information (e.”
A review of the recent contribution of systems thinking to operational research and management science (2010, background): “This situation is characterised by the existence of multiple actors, multiple perspectives, incommensurable and/or conflicting interests, prominent intangibles, and key uncertainties (Mingers and Rosenhead 2001; Mingers and Rosenhead 2004).”
Methodological challenges of transdisciplinary research (2008, background): “Operational research and action research also provide a number of participatory research methods like problem structuring methods (Mingers and Rosenhead, 2004), soft-systems thinking (Checkland, 1994) or the strategic choice approach (Friend and Hickling, 2005).”
Structuring problems for Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in practice: A literature review of method combinations (2017, background): “For instance, SSM has been used in a large variety of problems, especially organisational restructuring, information systems development and performance evaluation (Mingers and Rosenhead, 2004).”
An analysis of the Six Sigma DMAIC method from the perspective of problem solving (2012, background): “The OR/MS/IE literature has produced a number of studies of how such ‘messes’ can be structured, and how a multitude of personal viewpoints can be reconciled (e.g. Rosenhead, 1996; Mingers and Rosenhead, 2004; Shaw et al. 2004; and Eden, 2004).”
A comparison of multiple criteria analysis techniques for water resource management (2008, background): “Recent work by Mingers and Rosenhead (2004) on problem structuring methods (PSM) and a computer interface by Scheubrein and Zionts (2006) provide a useful starting point.”
A Review of Multiple Criteria Analysis for Water Resource Planning and Management (2007, background): “attention in water resource management, partly because water policy is seldom guided by a single objective. Review papers have been published on the use of MCA in various fields of application. Pohekar and Ramachandran (2004) review over 90 published MCA studies in the field of energy planning.”
Group model building: problem structuring, policy simulation and decision support (2007, background): “Although there is a trend in the PSM community towards evaluation research (McCartt and Rohrbaugh, 1995; Mingers, 2000; Mingers and Rosenhead, 2004), research and knowledge on the effectiveness of GDSS is at a much more advanced stage than is the case with GMB or PSM in general (cf McGrath and Holli”
OR/MS research in disaster operations management (2006, neutral): “The key question is how do we determine decision rules on what method to use to address specific class of disaster problems? For example, problem structuring methods seem to fit well to unstructured problem situations where multiple actors, multiple perspectives, conflicting interests, important tan”