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Decision support systems : issues and challenges : proceedings of an international task force meeting, June 23-25, 1980 /

Decision Support Systems: Issues and Challenges covers the proceedings of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) International Task Force Meeting. The book reviews papers that tackle issues about decision support systems (DSS). Comprised of 17 chapters, the book organizes t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Otros Autores: Fick, G�oran, Sprague, Ralph H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1980.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:IIASA proceedings series ; v. 11.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Decision Support Systems: Issues and Challenges; Copyright Page; FOREWORD; Table of Contents; PART 1: FRAMEWORK PAPERS; PART 2: RESOURCE DISCIPLINE PAPERS; PART 3: APPLICATION EXPERIENCE PAPERS; PART 4: PARALLEL SESSIONS: ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE IN DSS; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. A FRAMEWORK FOR RESEARCH ON DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INTRODUCTION; DEFINITIONS; THREE VIEWS OF DSS; THE MANAGER'S VIEW: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES; THE DESIGNER'S OR BUILDER'S VIEW; THE TOOLSMITH'S VIEW; RESEARCH; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS: A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE*
  • Introductiondefinitions of dss; case-based studies of dss; middle-out design; ""semistructured"" tasks; dss redefined; adaptive development and use; the task context; contextual issues in dss development; conclusion; appendix 1: case studies of dss; appendix 2: some characteristics of selected dss; references; chapter 4. organizational science contributions to the design of decision support systems; introduction; organizational decision making; information requirements; summary; references; chapter 5. using personal data bases for decision support*; introduction.
  • Ted, a transportable english data access systemmanagement of personally extended data; summary; references; chapter 6. database technology in decision support systems: an overview; introduction; dss requirements; database technology; conclusions; references; chapter 7. doing and speaking in the office; introduction; theoretical foundations; doing and speaking in the office; tools for the office of the future; some final observations; references; chapter 8. a look back at an office of the future; sail research and development; computer facilities; text preparation; document compilers; printing.
  • News servicenetworking: arpanet and dialnet; electronic journalism; conclusion; chapter 9. installing a decision support system: implications for research*; introduction; a description of the mapp system; the development of mapp; users1 reactions to mapp; implications for dss research; chapter 10. computer-based decision support systems: problems of design and implementation; introduction; contributions and shortcomings of traditional computer-based management systems; the transition to decision support systems; conclusions; references.
  • CHAPTER 11. AN INTERACTIVE MODELING SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE DECISIONSINTRODUCTION; AN INTERACTIVE MODELING SYSTEM:; CHAPTER 12. THE STRUCTURE OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; APPROACHES TO THE DESIGN OF DSS; THE STRUCTURE OF DSS SOFTWARE; CHAPTER 13. ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE IN DSS: Report of Discussion Group 1; META LEVEL ISSUES; MICRO LEVEL ISSUES; CHAPTER 14. ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE IN DSS: Report of Discussion Group 2; A DSS PERSPECTIVE; CHARACTERISTICS OF DSS; PROBLEM AREAS; ACTION PLAN; FINAL REMARKS; CHAPTER 15. ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE IN DSS: Report of Discussion Group 3.