The Dynamics of Decision Support Systems and Expert Systems


Book Description

In most business information systems curricula, either a course on decision support systems (DSSs) or a separate track in DSSs has been established. Decision support systems have been around since the early 1970s, and their proliferation and use in homes and businesses have increased dramatically over the years. In recent years, however, the impact of artificial intelligence, particularly expert systems (ESs), has accelerated DSS technology--its applications, design methodologies, and implementation strategies. The goal of this book is to explain DSSs and ESs--the relationships between these two applied technologies, their synergistic effects upon each other, and their differences--and to show what effect their interaction has had on the framework, processes, and technical components for building DSSs.




Research Anthology on Decision Support Systems and Decision Management in Healthcare, Business, and Engineering


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Decision support systems (DSS) are widely touted for their effectiveness in aiding decision making, particularly across a wide and diverse range of industries including healthcare, business, and engineering applications. The concepts, principles, and theories of enhanced decision making are essential points of research as well as the exact methods, tools, and technologies being implemented in these industries. From both a standpoint of DSS interfaces, namely the design and development of these technologies, along with the implementations, including experiences and utilization of these tools, one can get a better sense of how exactly DSS has changed the face of decision making and management in multi-industry applications. Furthermore, the evaluation of the impact of these technologies is essential in moving forward in the future. The Research Anthology on Decision Support Systems and Decision Management in Healthcare, Business, and Engineering explores how decision support systems have been developed and implemented across diverse industries through perspectives on the technology, the utilizations of these tools, and from a decision management standpoint. The chapters will cover not only the interfaces, implementations, and functionality of these tools, but also the overall impacts they have had on the specific industries mentioned. This book also evaluates the effectiveness along with benefits and challenges of using DSS as well as the outlook for the future. This book is ideal for decision makers, IT consultants and specialists, software developers, design professionals, academicians, policymakers, researchers, professionals, and students interested in how DSS is being used in different industries.




Public Health Informatics and Information Systems


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This revised edition covers all aspects of public health informatics and discusses the creation and management of an information technology infrastructure that is essential in linking state and local organizations in their efforts to gather data for the surveillance and prevention. Public health officials will have to understand basic principles of information resource management in order to make the appropriate technology choices that will guide the future of their organizations. Public health continues to be at the forefront of modern medicine, given the importance of implementing a population-based health approach and to addressing chronic health conditions. This book provides informatics principles and examples of practice in a public health context. In doing so, it clarifies the ways in which newer information technologies will improve individual and community health status. This book's primary purpose is to consolidate key information and promote a strategic approach to information systems and development, making it a resource for use by faculty and students of public health, as well as the practicing public health professional. Chapter highlights include: The Governmental and Legislative Context of Informatics; Assessing the Value of Information Systems; Ethics, Information Technology, and Public Health; and Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security. Review questions are featured at the end of every chapter. Aside from its use for public health professionals, the book will be used by schools of public health, clinical and public health nurses and students, schools of social work, allied health, and environmental sciences.







Decision Support Systems


Book Description

For MIS specialists and non-specialists alike, this text is a comprehensive, readable, understandable guide to the concepts and applications of decision support systems.







Understanding Decision Support Systems and Expert Systems


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This core textbook contains a focused approach to understanding and building decision support systems.




Emerging Information Technologies for Competitive Advantage and Economic Development


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Keeping up with constant changes and innovations puts a lot of pressure on information providers and users to continuously upgrade their knowledge and skill. This change means being flexible enough to recognize that the knowledge you receive today must be constantly updated. This book will provide readers with the latest research findings and managerial experiences on a variety of technological innovations of IT.







Decision Support Systems


Book Description

For MIS specialists and nonspecialists alike, a comprehensive, readable, understandable guide to the concepts and applications of decision support systems.