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Decision Analysis

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To accompanyQuantitative Analysis for Management, Twelfth Edition, by Render, Stair, Hanna and HalePower Point slides created by Jeff Heyl Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education, Inc.

After completing this chapter, students will be able to:

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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1. List the steps of the decision-making process.2. Describe the types of decision-making environments.3. Make decisions under uncertainty.4. Use probability values to make decisions under risk.5. Develop accurate and useful decision trees.6. Understand the importance and use of utility theory in

decision making.


3.1 Introduction

3.2 The Six Steps in Decision Making

3.3 Types of Decision-Making Environments

3.4 Decision Making Under Uncertainty

3.5 Decision Making Under Risk

3.6 A Minimization Example

3.8 Decision Trees

3.10 Utility Theory

CHAPTER OUTLINE

Introduction

• What is involved in making a good decision?• Decision theory is an analytic and systematic

approach to the study of decision making• A good decision is one that is based on logic,

considers all available data and possible alternatives, and applies a quantitative approach


The Six Steps in Decision Making

1. Clearly define the problem at hand2. List the possible alternatives3. Identify the possible outcomes or states of

nature4. List the payoff (typically profit) of each

combination of alternatives and outcomes5. Select one of the mathematical decision

theory models6. Apply the model and make your decision


Thompson Lumber Company

Step 1 – Define the problem• Consider expanding by manufacturing

and marketing a new product – backyard storage sheds

Step 2 – List alternatives• Construct a large new plant• Construct a small new plant• Do not develop the new product line

Step 3 – Identify possible outcomes, states of nature• The market could be favorable or

unfavorable



Step 4 – List the payoffs• Identify conditional values for the profits

for large plant, small plant, and no development for the two possible market conditions

Step 5 – Select the decision model• Depends on the environment and

amount of risk and uncertaintyStep 6 – Apply the model to the data



STATE OF NATURE

ALTERNATIVEFAVORABLE MARKET ($)

UNFAVORABLE MARKET ($)

Construct a large plant 200,000 –180,000

Construct a small plant 100,000 –20,000

Do nothing 0 0

TABLE 3.1 – Conditional Values


Types of Decision-Making Environments

• Decision making under certainty– The decision maker knows with certainty the

consequences of every alternative or decision choice

• Decision making under uncertainty– The decision maker does not know the

probabilities of the various outcomes

• Decision making under risk– The decision maker knows the probabilities of the

various outcomes


Decision Making Under Uncertainty

• Criteria for making decisions under uncertainty


1. Maximax (optimistic)2. Maximin (pessimistic) (Wald)3. Criterion of realism (Hurwicz)4. Equally likely (Laplace) 5. Minimax regret (Savage)

Optimistic• Used to find the alternative that maximizes

the maximum payoff – maximax criterion– Locate the maximum payoff for each alternative– Select the alternative with the maximum number


STATE OF NATURE



MAXIMUM IN A ROW ($)

Construct a large plant 200,000–

180,000 200,000

Construct a small plant 100,000 –20,000 100,000

Do nothing 0 0 0

TABLE 3.2 – Thompson’s Maximax Decision

Maximax

Pessimistic• Used to find the alternative that maximizes

the minimum payoff – maximin criterion– Locate the minimum payoff for each alternative– Select the alternative with the maximum number


STATE OF NATURE



MINIMUM IN A ROW ($)


180,000–

180,000

Construct a small plant 100,000 –20,000 –20,000

Do nothing 0 0 0

TABLE 3.3 – Thompson’s Maximin Decision

Maximin

Criterion of Realism (Hurwicz)

• Often called weighted average – Compromise between optimism and pessimism– Select a coefficient of realism , with 0 ≤ a ≤ 1

a = 1 is perfectly optimistica = 0 is perfectly pessimistic

– Compute the weighted averages for each alternative

– Select the alternative with the highest value


Weighted average = (best in row) + (1 – )(worst in row)

Criterion of Realism (Hurwicz)For the large plant alternative using = 0.8

(0.8)(200,000) + (1 – 0.8)(–180,000) = 124,000

For the small plant alternative using = 0.8

(0.8)(100,000) + (1 – 0.8)(–20,000) = 76,000


STATE OF NATURE



CRITERION OF REALISM

( = 0.8) $


180,000 124,000


Do nothing 0 0 0

TABLE 3.4 – Thompson’s Criterion of Realism Decision

Realism

Equally Likely (Laplace)• Considers all the payoffs for each alternative

– Find the average payoff for each alternative– Select the alternative with the highest average


STATE OF NATURE



ROW AVERAGE ($)


180,000 10,000


Do nothing 0 0 0

TABLE 3.5 – Thompson’s Equally Likely Decision

Equally likely

Minimax Regret

• Based on opportunity loss or regret– The difference between the optimal profit and

actual payoff for a decision1. Create an opportunity loss table by determining

the opportunity loss from not choosing the best alternative

2. Calculate opportunity loss by subtracting each payoff in the column from the best payoff in the column

3. Find the maximum opportunity loss for each alternative and pick the alternative with the minimum number

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Minimax Regret

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STATE OF NATURE

FAVORABLEMARKET

($)

UNFAVORABLEMARKET

($)

200,000 – 200,000 0 – (–180,000)

200,000 – 100,000 0 – (–20,000)

200,000 – 0 0 – 0

TABLE 3.6 – Determining Opportunity Losses for Thompson Lumber

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Minimax Regret

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TABLE 3.7 – Opportunity Loss Table for Thompson Lumber

STATE OF NATURE



Construct a large plant 0 180,000

Construct a small plant 100,000 20,000

Do nothing 200,000 0


Minimax Regret

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TABLE 3.8 – Thompson’s Minimax Decision Using Opportunity Loss

STATE OF NATURE



MAXIMUM IN A ROW ($)

Construct a large plant 0 180,000 180,000

Construct a small plant 100,000 20,000 100,000

Do nothing 200,000 0 200,000

Minimax


Decision Making Under Risk• When there are several possible states of

nature and the probabilities associated with each possible state are known– Most popular method – choose the alternative with

the highest expected monetary value (EMV)


whereXi = payoff for the alternative in state of nature i

P(Xi) = probability of achieving payoff Xi (i.e., probability of state of nature i)∑ = summation symbol

Decision Making Under Risk

• Expanding the equation

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EMV (alternative i) = (payoff of first state of nature)x (probability of first state of nature)+ (payoff of second state of nature)x (probability of second state of nature)+ … + (payoff of last state of nature)x (probability of last state of nature)


EMV for Thompson Lumber

• Each market outcome has a probability of occurrence of 0.50

• Which alternative would give the highest EMV?

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EMV (large plant) = ($200,000)(0.5) + (–$180,000)(0.5)= $10,000

EMV (small plant) = ($100,000)(0.5) + (–$20,000)(0.5)= $40,000

EMV (do nothing) = ($0)(0.5) + ($0)(0.5)= $0


EMV for Thompson Lumber

STATE OF NATURE


UNFAVORABLE MARKET ($) EMV ($)


180,000 10,000


Do nothing 0 0 0

Probabilities 0.50 0.50

TABLE 3.9 – Decision Table with Probabilities and EMVs

Best EMV


Expected Value of Perfect Information (EVPI)

• EVPI places an upper bound on what you should pay for additional information

• EVwPI is the long run average return if we have perfect information before a decision is made


EVwPI = ∑(best payoff in state of nature i)(probability of state of nature i)


• Expanded EVwPI becomes


EVwPI = (best payoff for first state of nature)x (probability of first state of nature)+ (best payoff for second state of nature)x (probability of second state of nature)+ … + (best payoff for last state of nature)x (probability of last state of nature)

• And

EVPI = EVwPI – Best EMV


• Scientific Marketing, Inc. offers analysis that will provide certainty about market conditions (favorable)

• Additional information will cost $65,000• Should Thompson Lumber purchase the

information?




STATE OF NATURE


UNFAVORABLE MARKET ($) EMV ($)

Construct a large plant 200,000 -180,000 10,000

Construct a small plant 100,000 -20,000 40,000

Do nothing 0 0 0

With perfect information 200,000 0 100,000


TABLE 3.10 – Decision Table with Perfect Information

EVwPI


• The maximum EMV without additional information is $40,000– Therefore


EVPI = EVwPI – Maximum EMV= $100,000 - $40,000= $60,000

So the maximum Thompson should pay for the additional information is $60,000

• The maximum EMV without additional information is $40,000– Therefore



EVPI = EVwPI – Maximum EMV= $100,000 - $40,000= $60,000

So the maximum Thompson should pay for the additional information is $60,000

Thompson should not pay $65,000 for this information

Expected Opportunity Loss

• Expected opportunity loss (EOL) is the cost of not picking the best solution– Construct an opportunity loss table– For each alternative, multiply the opportunity loss

by the probability of that loss for each possible outcome and add these together

– Minimum EOL will always result in the same decision as maximum EMV

– Minimum EOL will always equal EVPI


Expected Opportunity Loss


STATE OF NATURE


UNFAVORABLE MARKET ($) EOL

Construct a large plant 0 180,000 90,000

Construct a small plant 100,000 20,000 60,000

Do nothing 200,000 0 100,000


TABLE 3.11 – EOL Table for Thompson Lumber

Best EOL

EOL (large plant) = (0.50)($0) + (0.50)($180,000) = $90,000

EOL (small plant) = (0.50)($100,000) + (0.50)($20,000) = $60,000

EOL (do nothing) = (0.50)($200,000) + (0.50)($0) = $100,000

Sensitivity Analysis

EMV(large plant) = $200,000P – $180,000)(1 – P)= $200,000P – $180,000 + $180,000P= $380,000P – $180,000

EMV(small plant) = $100,000P – $20,000)(1 – P)= $100,000P – $20,000 + $20,000P= $120,000P – $20,000

EMV(do nothing) = $0P + 0(1 – P)= $0




$300,000

$200,000

$100,000

0

–$100,000

–$200,000

EMV Values

EMV (large plant)

EMV (small plant)

EMV (do nothing)

Point 1

Point 2

.167 .615 1

Values of P

FIGURE 3.1


Point 1: EMV(do nothing) = EMV(small plant)


Point 2: EMV(small plant) = EMV(large plant)



BEST ALTERNATIVERANGE OF P VALUES

Do nothing Less than 0.167

Construct a small plant 0.167 – 0.615

Construct a large plant Greater than 0.615

$300,000

$200,000

$100,000

0

–$100,000

–$200,000

EMV Values

EMV (large plant)

EMV (small plant)

EMV (do nothing)

Point 1

Point 2

.167 .615 1

Values of P

FIGURE 3.1

A Minimization Example

• Three year lease for a copy machine– Which machine should be selected?


10,000 COPIES PER MONTH



Machine A 950 1,050 1,150

Machine B 850 1,100 1,350

Machine C 700 1,000 1,300

TABLE 3.12 – Payoff Table

• Three year lease for a copy machine– Which machine should be selected?



10,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

20,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

30,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

BEST PAYOFF

(MINIMUM)

WORST PAYOFF

(MAXIMUM)

Machine A 950 1,050 1,150 950 1,150

Machine B 850 1,100 1,350 850 1,350

Machine C 700 1,000 1,300 700 1,300

TABLE 3.13 – Best and Worst Payoffs


• Using Hurwicz criteria with 70% coefficient


Weighted average = 0.7(best payoff) + (1 – 0.7)(worst payoff)

For each machine

Machine A: 0.7(950) + 0.3(1,150) = 1,010

Machine B: 0.7(850) + 0.3(1,350) = 1,000

Machine C: 0.7(700) + 0.3(1,300) = 880


• For equally likely criteria


For each machine

Machine A: (950 + 1,050 + 1,150)/3 = 1,050

Machine B: (850 + 1,100 + 1,350)/3 = 1,100

Machine C: (700 + 1,000 + 1,300)/3 = 1,000

A Minimization Example• For EMV criteria


USAGE PROBABILITY10,000 0.40

20,000 0.30

30,000 0.30

• For EMV criteria



10,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

20,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

30,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

EMV

Machine A 950 1,050 1,150 1,040

Machine B 850 1,100 1,350 1,075

Machine C 700 1,000 1,300 970

With perfect information 700 1,000 1,150 925

Probability 0.4 0.3 0.3

TABLE 3.14 – Expected Monetary Values and Expected Value with Perfect Information

• For EVPI

A Minimization Example• For EVPI


10,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

20,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

30,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

EMV

Machine A 950 1,050 1,150 1,040

Machine B 850 1,100 1,350 1,075

Machine C 700 1,000 1,300 970

With perfect information 700 1,000 1,150 925


TABLE 3.15 – Expected Monetary Values and Expected Value with Perfect Information EVwPI = $925

Best EMV without perfect information = $970

EVPI = 970 – 925 = $45

• Opportunity loss criteria



10,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

20,000 COPIES

PER MONTH

30,000 COPIES

PER MONTH MAXIMUM EOL

Machine A 250 50 0 250 115

Machine B 150 100 200 200 150

Machine C 0 0 150 150 45


TABLE 3.15 – Opportunity Loss Table

Decision Trees

• Any problem that can be presented in a decision table can be graphically represented in a decision tree– Most beneficial when a sequence of decisions

must be made– All decision trees contain decision points/nodes

and state-of-nature points/nodes– At decision nodes one of several alternatives may

be chosen– At state-of-nature nodes one state of nature will

occur


Five Steps ofDecision Tree Analysis

1. Define the problem2. Structure or draw the decision tree3. Assign probabilities to the states of nature4. Estimate payoffs for each possible

combination of alternatives and states of nature

5. Solve the problem by computing expected monetary values (EMVs) for each state of nature node


Structure of Decision Trees• Trees start from left to right• Trees represent decisions and outcomes in sequential

order• Squares represent decision nodes• Circles represent states of nature nodes• Lines or branches connect the decisions nodes and

the states of nature


Thompson’s Decision Tree


Favorable Market

Unfavorable Market

Favorable Market

Unfavorable MarketDo Nothing

Construct

Large Plant

1

Construct

Small Plant2

FIGURE 3.2

A Decision Node

A State-of-Nature Node

Thompson’s Decision Tree


Favorable Market

Unfavorable Market

Favorable Market

Unfavorable MarketDo Nothing

Construct

Large Plant

1

Construct

Small Plant2

Alternative with best EMV is selected

FIGURE 3.3EMV for Node 1

= $10,000= (0.5)($200,000) + (0.5)(–$180,000)

EMV for Node 2 = $40,000

= (0.5)($100,000) + (0.5)(–$20,000)

Payoffs

$200,000

–$180,000

$100,000

–$20,000

$0

(0.5)

(0.5)

(0.5)

(0.5)

Thompson’s Complex Decision Tree


First Decision Point

Second Decision Point

Favorable Market (0.78)

Unfavorable Market (0.22)










Unfavorable Market (0.50)Large Plant

Small Plant

No Plant

6

7

Condu

ct M

arke

t Sur

vey

Do Not Conduct Survey

Large Plant

Small Plant

No Plant

2

3

Large Plant

Small Plant

No Plant

4

5

1Resu

lts

Favora

ble

ResultsNegative

Survey (

0.45)

Survey (0.55)

Payoffs

–$190,000

$190,000

$90,000

–$30,000

–$10,000

–$180,000

$200,000

$100,000

–$20,000

$0

–$190,000

$190,000

$90,000

–$30,000

–$10,000

FIGURE 3.4


1. Given favorable survey results


EMV(node 2) = EMV(large plant | positive survey)

= (0.78)($190,000) + (0.22)(– $190,000) = $106,400

EMV(node 3) = EMV(small plant | positive survey)

= (0.78)($90,000) + (0.22)(– $30,000) = $63,600

EMV for no plant = – $10,000


2. Given negative survey results


EMV(node 4) = EMV(large plant | negative survey)

= (0.27)($190,000) + (0.73)(– $190,000) = – $87,400

EMV(node 5) = EMV(small plant | negative survey)

= (0.27)($90,000) + (0.73)(– $30,000) = $2,400

EMV for no plant = – $10,000


3. Expected value of the market survey


EMV(node 1) = EMV(conduct survey)

= (0.45)($106,400) + (0.55)($2,400)

= $47,880 + $1,320 = $49,200

4. Expected value no market survey

EMV(node 6) = EMV(large plant)

= (0.50)($200,000) + (0.50)(– $180,000) = $10,000

EMV(node 7) = EMV(small plant)

= (0.50)($100,000) + (0.50)(– $20,000) = $40,000

EMV for no plant = $0

The best choice is to seek marketing information



FIGURE 3.5

First Decision Point

Second Decision Point












Unfavorable Market (0.50)Large Plant

Small Plant

No Plant

6

7

Condu

ct M

arke

t Sur

vey

Do Not Conduct Survey

Large Plant

Small Plant

No Plant

2

3

Large Plant

Small Plant

No Plant

4

5

1Resu

lts

Favora

ble

ResultsNegative

Survey (

0.45)

Survey (0.55)

Payoffs

–$190,000

$190,000

$90,000

–$30,000

–$10,000

–$180,000

$200,000

$100,000

–$20,000

$0

–$190,000

$190,000

$90,000

–$30,000

–$10,000

$40

,00

0$2

,400

$10

6,4

00

$49

,20

0

$106,400

$63,600

–$87,400

$2,400

$10,000

$40,000

Expected Value of Sample Information

• Thompson wants to know the actual value of doing the survey


= (EV with SI + cost) – (EV without SI)

EVSI = ($49,200 + $10,000) – $40,000 = $19,200

EVSI = –Expected value

with sampleinformation

Expected value of best decision without sample

information

Efficiency of Sample Information

• Possibly many types of sample information available

• Different sources can be evaluated


• For Thompson

Market survey is only 32% as efficient as perfect information


• How sensitive are the decisions to changes in the probabilities?

• How sensitive is our decision to the probability of a favorable survey result?

• If the probability of a favorable result (p = .45) where to change, would we make the same decision?

• How much could it change before we would make a different decision?


Sensitivity Analysisp = probability of a favorable survey result

(1 – p) = probability of a negative survey result

EMV(node 1) = ($106,400)p +($2,400)(1 – p)= $104,000p + $2,400


We are indifferent when the EMV of node 1 is the same as the EMV of not conducting the survey

$104,000p + $2,400 = $40,000$104,000p = $37,600

p = $37,600/$104,000 = 0.36

If p < 0.36, do not conduct the surveyIf p > 0.36, conduct the survey

Utility Theory

• Monetary value is not always a true indicator of the overall value of the result of a decision

• The overall value of a decision is called utility• Economists assume that rational people make

decisions to maximize their utility


Heads (0.5)

Tails (0.5)

$5,000,000

$0

Utility Theory


Accept Offer

Reject Offer

$2,000,000

EMV = $2,500,000

FIGURE 3.6 – Decision Tree for the Lottery Ticket

Utility Theory

• Utility assessment assigns the worst outcome a utility of 0 and the best outcome a utility of 1

• A standard gamble is used to determine utility values

• When you are indifferent, your utility values are equal


Utility Theory


Best OutcomeUtility = 1

Worst OutcomeUtility = 0

Other OutcomeUtility = ?

(p)

(1 – p)

Alternative 1

Alternative 2

FIGURE 3.7 – Standard Gamble for Utility Assessment

Utility Theory

Expected utility of alternative 2 = Expected utility of alternative 1

Utility of other outcome = (p)(utility of best outcome, which is 1)

+ (1 – p)(utility of the worst outcome,

which is 0)Utility of other outcome

= (p)(1) + (1 – p)(0) = p


Investment Example• Construct a utility curve revealing preference

for money between $0 and $10,000• A utility curve plots the utility value versus

the monetary value– An investment in a bank will result in $5,000– An investment in real estate will result in $0 or

$10,000– Unless there is an 80% chance of getting $10,000

from the real estate deal, prefer to have her money in the bank

– If p = 0.80, Jane is indifferent between the bank or the real estate investment


Investment Example


Figure 3.8 – Utility of $5,000p = 0.80

(1 – p) = 0.20

Invest in

Real Estate

Invest in Bank

$10,000U($10,000) = 1.0

$0U($0.00) = 0.0

$5,000U($5,000) = p = 0.80

Utility for $5,000 = U($5,000) = pU($10,000) + (1 – p)U($0)= (0.8)(1) + (0.2)(0) = 0.8

• Use the three different dollar amounts and assess utilities

Investment Example


• Assess other utility values

Utility for $7,000 = 0.90Utility for $3,000 = 0.50

Utility Curve

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U ($7,000) = 0.90

U ($5,000) = 0.80

U ($3,000) = 0.50

U ($0) = 0

FIGURE 3.9 – Utility Curve

1.0 –

0.9 –

0.8 –

0.7 –

0.6 –

0.5 –

0.4 –

0.3 –

0.2 –

0.1 –

| | | | | | | | | | |

$0 $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 $7,000 $10,000

Monetary Value

Util

ity

U ($10,000) = 1.0


Utility Curve

• Typical of a risk avoider– Less utility from greater risk– Avoids situations where high losses might occur– As monetary value increases, utility curve

increases at a slower rate

• A risk seeker gets more utility from greater risk– As monetary value increases, the utility curve

increases at a faster rate

• Risk indifferent gives a linear utility curve


Preferences for Risk

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FIGURE 3.10

Monetary Outcome

Util

ity

Risk Avoider

Risk In

diffe

renc

e

Risk Seeker


Utility as a Decision-Making Criteria

• Once a utility curve has been developed it can be used in making decisions

• Replaces monetary outcomes with utility values

• Expected utility is computed instead of the EMV



• Mark Simkin loves to gamble– A game tossing thumbtacks in the air– If the thumbtack lands point up, Mark wins $10,000– If the thumbtack lands point down, Mark loses

$10,000– Mark believes that there is a 45% chance the

thumbtack will land point up

• Should Mark play the game (alternative 1)?



3 – 71

FIGURE 3.11 – Decision Facing Mark Simkin

Tack Lands Point Up (0.45)

Alternative 1

Mark Plays the Game

Alternative 2

$10,000

–$10,000

$0

Tack Lands Point Down (0.55)

Mark Does Not Play the Game



Step 1– Define Mark’s utilities

3 – 72

U(–$10,000) = 0.05U($0) = 0.15

U($10,000) = 0.30


FIGURE 3.12

1.00 –

0.75 –

0.50 –

0.30 –0.25 –

0.15 –

0.05 –0 –| | | | |

–$20,000 –$10,000 $0 $10,000 $20,000

Monetary Outcome

Util

ity


Step 2 – Replace monetary values with utility values

3 – 73

E(alternative 1: play the game) = (0.45)(0.30) + (0.55)(0.05)= 0.135 + 0.027 = 0.162

E(alternative 2: don’t play the game) = 0.15



3 – 74

FIGURE 3.13 – Using Expected Utilities

Tack Lands Point Up (0.45)

Alternative 1

Mark Plays the Game

Alternative 2

0.30

0.05

0.15

Tack Lands Point Down (0.55)

Don’t Play

UtilityE = 0.162


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