Pelser, Winnie C2022-02-252022-02-252019-09Pelser, W.C. 2019. Biases and debiasing of decisions in ageing military systems. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12284 .978–1–86822–701–3http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12284Many of the administrative decisions that must be made in a military environment are complex and rely on a rational analysis of situations. Decisions within the domain of ageing systems are particularly difficult and often riddled with different biases. This paper investigates why rational thinking is not always the norm, and suggests possible ways to assist decision making. A few biases are identified, and available debiasing techniques are discussed. It was found that research in this field is limited and must be expanded in order to ensure optimal decision.FulltextenCognitive biasDebiasingMotivational biasConference PresentationPelser, W. C. (2019). Biases and debiasing of decisions in ageing military systems. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12284Pelser, Winnie C. "Biases and debiasing of decisions in ageing military systems." <i>48th Annual Conference of the Operations Research Society of South Africa, The Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, 8–11 September 2019</i> (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12284Pelser WC, Biases and debiasing of decisions in ageing military systems; 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12284 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Pelser, Winnie C AB - Many of the administrative decisions that must be made in a military environment are complex and rely on a rational analysis of situations. Decisions within the domain of ageing systems are particularly difficult and often riddled with different biases. This paper investigates why rational thinking is not always the norm, and suggests possible ways to assist decision making. A few biases are identified, and available debiasing techniques are discussed. It was found that research in this field is limited and must be expanded in order to ensure optimal decision. DA - 2019-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - 48th Annual Conference of the Operations Research Society of South Africa, The Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, 8–11 September 2019 KW - Cognitive bias KW - Debiasing KW - Motivational bias LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2019 SM - 978–1–86822–701–3 T1 - Biases and debiasing of decisions in ageing military systems TI - Biases and debiasing of decisions in ageing military systems UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12284 ER -23384