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The strategic assumptions sufacing and testing (SAST) is a process which reveals the underlying assumptions of a policy or plan and helps create a map for exploring them. It was developed in the United States by Richard Mason, et al.,

References

W.H. ElMaraghy, J.Gao, "A System Modeling Framework for Collaborative Engineering", The 15th International CIRP Design Seminar-2005

Mitroff, I. I., and J. R. Emshoff. 1979. “On Strategic Assumption-making: A Dialectical Approach to Policy and Planning.” Academy of Management Review: 1–12. http://www.jstor.org/stable/257398

Mason, R.O., and Mitroff, I.I., 1981; "Challenging Strategic Planning Assumptions:Theory,Cases and Techniques", NY, Wiley, ISBN 0471082198

Mitroff, Ian I., and Richard O. Mason. 1981. Creating a Dialectical Social Science: Concepts, Methods, and Models. D. Reidel. http://books.google.com/books?id=cKJ8AAAAIAAJ.

Mason, Richard O., and Ian I. Mitroff. 1981. Challenging Strategic Planning Assumptions: Theory, Cases, and Techniques. Wiley. http://books.google.com/books?id=EmaQAAAAIAAJ.

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