Judgment Must Always Be the Final Step in Arriving at Decisions About the Future

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Judgment must always be the final step in arriving at decisions about the future.

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Question 2(1 point)

In decision making, a single certain future is often assumed ______, but is rarely encountered.

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because it was defined in the project charted.
because the boss wants the team to stay focused.
when the most probable future has a significantly high probability.
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Question 3(1 point)

Models are used to ______decision making in systems engineering.

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eliminate the need for judgment in
eliminate the need for trade off studies in
bring a measure of rigor to
bring certainty to
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Question 4(1 point)

The ______decision making approach under uncertainty allows the decision maker to select a index of optimism.

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Maximun Criterion
Minimum Criterion
Hurwicz Criterion
Laplace Criterion
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The maximum rule (criteria) selectes the alternative that promises the best of the worst possible alternatives.

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Question 6(1 point)

The expected value criterion requires weighing all payoffs by their probabilities of occurrence.

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Question 7(1 point)

The Decision Evaluation Matrix can be used with decisions (select all that apply)

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under risk.
only during the early conceptual design phase.
under assumed certainty.
under uncertainty.
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Question 8(1 point)

It is OK to use a weighting method of evaluation to rate the alternatives which have been accepted following a systematic elimination Rule 2 (meets the standards) evaluation.

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Question 9(1 point)

Most of the time, there is a single dominant criteria, and the decision maker should exclude competing criteria from the decision making process.

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Question 10(1 point)

Money flow modeling and economic optimization are two terms describing the same thing.

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Question 11(1 point)

The definition of need at the system level is the starting point for determining customer requirements and developing design criteria.

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Question 12(1 point)

"An interdisciplinary collaborative approach to derive, evolve, and verify a life cycle balanced system solution which satisfies customer expectations and meets public acceptability" is "systems engineering" as defined by

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a) INCOSE
b) EIA/IS 632
c) IEEE P1220

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Question 13(1 point)

Which activity best enables the integration of manufacturing operations and other functions of a given firm with suppliers and customers?

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Optimization.
Synthesis.
Functional Allocation.
Enterprise Resource Planning.

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Question 14(1 point)

When compared to a customer (purpose) driven system project, a form driven system development project should be developed and optimized more before being disclosed to the potential customer. You need to put your best vision of the product forward.

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Question 15(1 point)

The architect's core role is to assist the system's client in making key technical decisions.

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Question 16(1 point)

The Program Management Plan (PMP) should be inplace before Conceptual Design is started.

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Question 17(1 point)

Type 2 testing "qualifies" the system design for operational use prior to the production and/or construction phase.

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Question 18(1 point)

Heuristics only provide general direction and should not be part of the decision making process.

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Question 19(1 point)

There is no difference between the maintenance plan and the maintenance and support concept. Concept and plan can be used interchangeably.

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Question 20(1 point)

A major objective of systems engineering is to develop a good set of requirements in order to define a single "baseline."

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Lesson 14 - SEA Chapter 7