Complex Decision Making : Theory and Practice The increasingly complex environment of todays world characterized by technological innovation and global communication generates myriads of possible and actual interactions while limited physical and intellectual resources severely impinge on decision makers be it in the public or private domains. At the core of the decision making process is the need for quality information that allows the decision maker to better assess the impact of decisions in terms of outcomes nonlinear feedback processes and time delays on the performance of the complex system invoked. This volume is a timely revi