Howard Ronald A.

Ronald A. Howard

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Found 10 papers in total
Comment on influence diagram retrospective
Comment on influence diagram retrospective
2006
Influence diagrams were first used in 1973 as a way to model political conflicts in...
Attribute dominance utility
Attribute dominance utility
2005
We present an analogy between joint cumulative probability distributions and a class...
Speaking of decisions: Precise decision language
Speaking of decisions: Precise decision language
2004
This paper presents the current state of evolution of a language for teaching and...
Response to Comments on ‘Speaking of decisions: precise decision language’ [Howard (2004)]
Response to Comments on ‘Speaking of decisions: precise decision language’ [Howard (2004)]
2004
These remarks respond to the comments offered by four colleagues on my paper...
Influence diagrams
Influence diagrams
2005
No abstract.
Influence diagram retrospective
Influence diagram retrospective
2005
Since the invention of influence diagrams in the mid-1970s, they have become a...
Comments on the origin and application of Markov decision processes
Comments on the origin and application of Markov decision processes
2002
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
The ethical OR/MS professional
The ethical OR/MS professional
2001
A profession, since it affects the lives of others, must have ethics. Actions can be...
Heathens, heretics, and cults: The religious spectrum of decision aiding
Heathens, heretics, and cults: The religious spectrum of decision aiding
1992
Over the past quarter century decision analysis has helped decision makers achieve...
Knowledge maps
Knowledge maps
1989
To get fragmented information out of people’s heads, onto paper, and ultimately...
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