Robustness for Operations Research and Decision Aiding

Robustness for Operations Research and Decision Aiding [OR-DA] The paper begins with a succinct presentation of what OR-DA seeks to accomplish and then goes on to develop two examples. Section three, which explains why the search for robustness is a major concern in the field, details the meaning of the qualifier robust, as used in this paper. The two requirements presented in section four must be taken into consideration appropriately, if the concern is to be addressed properly. Section five deals with the framework schema wherein the standard answers to the concern can be found. The two sections before the conclusion provide an overview of less traditional approaches.