Chester, the operations manager at a chemical manufacturing company, finds that the air pollutants released by the company have become very high. To arrive at a decision to resolve the issue, he defines the problem and then identifies decision criteria. In the context of rational decision making, which of the following is the next step that Chester should ideally take?

-Computing the optimal decision

-Weighing the decision criteria

-Generating alternative courses of action

-Making absolute comparisons

Explanation:To find out the solution to any problem it is necessary that decision has to be taken.A possibility can be regarding various decisions.But which decision is more important and which is less important ,it has to be considered.

For this Chester has to assign weights to each criteria depending upon the importance of that decision criteria .This will help him to prioritize effectively.It will give him more clarity on decision making.

Steps for weighing the decision criteria

Identify the criteria:Identify the key factors that matters.It means what important decisions Chester has to take to resolve the matter.All those decisions have to be considered.
Rate the criteria:Give weights to all the decision criteria.More weights to important decisions and less weights to less important decisions.
Rate your options against criteria and multiply by weights.