In some cases, decisions are forced. There is no more time for collecting information and evaluating alternatives. The forced decision may be made with far less information than one would like. It may even be made with several feasible alternatives not considered. In cases with ample time to collect information and evaluate alternatives, e.g. an addition to the barn, the decision is not forced but the result may be indecision.
Indecision is failure to take action.
Indecision or decision with great anguish often characterize ineffective dairy farm managers. Follow Up Measuring and evaluating the consequences of the decision implemented calls for the decision maker to be responsible for the decision. In the follow up action. In some cases, minor adjustments in the form of corrective action are necessary. But because things do not long remain the same, soon the manager will be dealing with problems that grew out of the solutions chosen to previous problems.