Generating alternatives for decision problems is a critical activity regularly underestimated and underdeveloped in the decision analysis literature. We present a survey showing how little this topic has been studied in the last 50 years. We then introduce a general framework under which formalise the design of alternatives. Two examples help to understand our point of view: alternatives are generated through separation of attributes describing the value space of the client/decision maker.

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在决策问题中设计替代方案

产生决策问题的替代方案是一项经常被决策分析文献中低估和发展不足的关键活动。我们提供了一项调查，该调查显示了在过去50年中对该主题的研究很少。然后，我们介绍一个通用框架，在该框架下形式化替代设计。有两个示例有助于理解我们的观点：通过分离描述客户/决策制定者价值空间的属性来生成替代方案。