<Li> There are steps that are generally followed that result in a decision model that can be used to determine an optimal production plan </Li> <Li> In a situation featuring conflict, role - playing may be helpful for predicting decisions to be made by involved parties </Li> <P> Analysis paralysis is the state of over-analyzing (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome . </P> <P> Information overload is "a gap between the volume of information and the tools we have to assimilate" it . Information used in decision making is to reduce or eliminate uncertainty . Excessive information affects problem processing and tasking, which affects decision - making . Crystal C. Hall and colleagues described an "illusion of knowledge", which means that as individuals encounter too much knowledge it can interfere with their ability to make rational decisions . </P>

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