Chapter 10.6, Problem 1CTQ

Program Plan Intro

Problem solving process:

• The decision making phase of problem solving is been divided into three phases:
  • Intelligence:
    • It denotes first stage of decision making.
    • The potential problems or chances are been defined in this stage.
  • Design:
    • It denotes second stage of decision making.
    • The alternative solutions are been developed to problem and feasibility is evaluated.
  • Choice:
    • It denotes third stage of decision making.
    • It requires choosing a course of action.
• The problem solving process goes outside decision making and includes other stages too.
• The stages involved in problem-solving process after decision making is shown below:
  • Implementation stage:
    • It denotes fourth stage of problem-solving.
    •  A solution is been put into effect in this stage.
  • Monitoring stage:
    • It denotes final stage of problem-solving.
    • The decision makers assess implementation.

Satisficing model:

• A satisficing model finds a good problem solution, although it may not be best problem solution.
• It is used when modeling the problem properly to achieve optimal decision would be difficult, complex or costly.
• It does not look at all possible solutions but to those that gives good results.
• A travelling salesman problem denotes a sample of satisficing model.