Breakthroughs in Decision Science and Risk Analysis

Foreword

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science (EORMS), published in 2011, is the first multi-volume encyclopedia devoted to advancing state-of-the-art applications and principles of operations research and management science. EORMS is available online and in print and serves students, academics, and professionals as a comprehensive resource on the field.

The articles published in EORMS provide robust summaries of the many topics and concepts that comprise operations research and management science. However, many readers need additional access to greater details and more thorough discussions on a variety of topics. In turn, we have created the Wiley Essentials in Operations Research and Management Science book series. Books published in this series allow invited expert authors and editors to expand and extend the treatment of topics beyond EORMS and offer new contributions and syntheses.

I am delighted to introduce Breakthroughs in Decision Science and Risk Analysis as the inaugural book in this series. It exemplifies how individual books will meet the goals of the series, setting a high standard for later volumes. Dr. Louis Anthony (Tony) Cox, Jr., the editor of Breakthroughs in Decision Science and Risk Analysis, has assembled a collection of renowned authors who contribute exciting syntheses and advances to an area that is critically important in both applications and research. This book is unique and important because it focuses on recent advances ...