Prevent Disastrous Decisions

When dealing with critical decisions, engineers can learn from the sports world. Whenever a decision can have a significant impact, the decision-making process becomes critical to minimize the potential for a poor decision to cause a disastrous outcome. This process must be risk-based and follow the...

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Published inChemical engineering progress Vol. 116; no. 7; pp. 47 - 53
Main Author Behie, Stewart W
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York American Institute of Chemical Engineers 01.07.2020
Subjects
Chemical engineering
Chemical plants
Chemical process industries
Decision making
Engineering
Engineers
Explosions
Heat exchangers
Hydrocarbons
Offshore
Oil spills
Petroleum production
Petroleum refineries
Petroleum refining
Safety standards
Startups
United States > US
Texas
India
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Summary:When dealing with critical decisions, engineers can learn from the sports world. Whenever a decision can have a significant impact, the decision-making process becomes critical to minimize the potential for a poor decision to cause a disastrous outcome. This process must be risk-based and follow the principles of risk-based decision management. Here, Behie provides the rationale and basis for such an approach.
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ISSN:0360-7275
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