Recent Developments in Decision Support Systems

Andrew B. Whinston

ISBN 10: 3642081479 / ISBN 13: 9783642081477

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Over the past two decades, many advances have been made in the decision support system (DSS) field. They range from progress in fundamental concepts, to improved techniques and methods, to widespread use of commercial software for DSS development. Still, the depth and breadth of the DSS field continues to grow, fueled by the need to better support decision making in a world that is increasingly complex in terms of volume, diversity, and interconnectedness of the knowledge on which decisions can be based. This continuing growth is facilitated by increasing computer power and decreasing per-unit computing costs. But, it is spearheaded by the multifaceted efforts of DSS researchers. The collective work of these researchers runs from the speculative to the normative to the descriptive. It includes analysis of what the field needs, designs of means for meeting recognized needs, and implementations for study. It encompasses theoretical, empirical, and applied orientations. It is concerned with the invention of concepts, frameworks, models, and languages for giving varied, helpful perspectives. It involves the discovery of principles, methods, and techniques for expeditious construction of successful DSSs. It aims to create computer-based tools that facilitate DSS development. It assesses DSS efficacy by observing systems, their developers, and their users. This growing body of research continues to be fleshed out and take shape on a strong, but still-developing, skeletal foundation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recent Developments in Decision Support Systems
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642081479
• ISBN 13: 9783642081477
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This book examines emerging developments in the decision support system (DSS) field as it enters its third decade. Articles from an international group of contributors offer perspectives and presentations on recent advances in the foundations of DSS, DSS development, DSS usage evaluation, and DSS applications.