Taxonomies of Debiasing Methods in Procurement Processes

Abstract

The decision-making process does not always take place under clear and definite conditions; in fact, uncertainty prevails in many cases. Therefore, decision-makers often make their decisions without a strategy, and they resort to heuristics in order to calculate probabilities accurately and reduce uncertainty. However, Tversky and Kahneman reported that despite their utility, these heuristics have the potential to generate systematic errors. These systematic errors are called “cognitive biases” in the literature. Researchers have identified numerous debiasing methods to address cognitive biases, and by the time of progress, debiasing methods needed to be classified as cognitive biases. Kaufmann developed a taxonomy of debiasing measures in five categories for supplier selection decisions and the existence of these dimensions was investigated in decision-making positions of the procurement department.