This research consists of summaries and critiques of five journal articles dealing with Decision Support Systems. The articles were selected from among those listed in various 1993 monthly editions of the Applied Engineering Technology Index under the "Decision Support Systems" index heading. Each article is from (1) a professional journal published in 1993 and (2) is a minimum of five pages in length. The articles summarized and critiqued are as follows:
Baugh, Phil, Gillies, Alan, & Jastrzebski, Piotr. (1993). Combining knowledge based and database technology in a tool for business planning. Information and Software Technology, 35(3), 131 137.
Benders, Jos, & Manders, Frank. (1993). Expert systems and organizational decision making. Information & Management, 25, 207 213.
Chung, Walter W. C., Tam, Migar M. C., Saxena, K. B. C., & Yung, K. L. (1993). Evaluation of DSS use in Hong Kong manufacturing industries. Computers in Industry, 21, 307 321, 324.
Kyu, JrJung, & Gunasekaran, A. (1993). Implementation of advanced manufacturing technology through industry government university co operation in Taiwan. Computers in Industry, 22, 187 191.
Tung, Lai Lai, & Heminger, Alan R. (1993). The effects of dialectical inquiry, devil's advocacy, and consensus inquiry methods in a GSS environment. Information & Management, 25, 33 41.
Baugh, Phil, Gillies, Alan, & Jastrzebski, Piotr. (1993). Combining knowledge based and database technology in a tool for business planning. Information and Software Technology, 35(3), 131 137.
This article reports on a project in which a decision support system (DSS) was designed and implemented in the area of business planning. The DSS resulting from the project was an integrated solution to the business planning problem, and incorporated (1) a knowledge based system, (2) database, (3) numerical processing and analysis, and (4) user skills.
The results of the DSS project are reported in the ...