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WASAN : the development of a facilitated methodology for structuring a waste minimisation problem

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Shaw, Duncan and Blundell, Neil (2010) WASAN : the development of a facilitated methodology for structuring a waste minimisation problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 207 (1). pp. 350-362. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2010.04.002

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Abstract

This paper contributes a new methodology called Waste And Source-matter ANalyses (WASAN) which supports a group in building agreeable actions for safely minimising avoidable waste. WASAN integrates influences from the Operational Research (OR) methodologies/philosophies of Problem Structuring Methods, Systems Thinking, simulation modelling and sensitivity analysis as well as industry approaches of Waste Management Hierarchy, Hazard Operability (HAZOP) Studies and As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP). The paper shows how these influences are compiled into facilitative structures that support managers in developing recommendations on how to reduce avoidable waste production. WASAN is being designed as Health and Safety Executive Guidance on what constitutes good decision making practice for the companies that manage nuclear sites. In this paper we report and reflect on its use in two soft OR/problem structuring workshops conducted on radioactive waste in the nuclear industry.

Item Type: Journal Article
Alternative Title: Waste And Source-matter ANalyses : the development of a facilitated methodology for structuring a waste minimisation problem
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Operational Research & Management Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title: European Journal of Operational Research
Publisher: Elsevier Science BV
ISSN: 0377-2217
Official Date: 16 November 2010
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16 November 2010Published
Volume: 207
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 350-362
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.04.002
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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