The combined use of Database Management Systems (DBMS)and Artificial Intelligence-based Expert Systems (ES) ispotentially very valuable for modern business applications.The large body of facts usually required in business informationsystems can be made available to an ES through anexisting...

Many decisions in organizations are made, or at least prepared, by multiple cooperatingdecision makers. A distributed DSS architecture is presented that connects multipleindividual DSS to a group DSS. The group decision making process is supported by content-orientedmethods based on extensions...

This paper focuses on data management aspects of computerizeddecision support systems which use interactive multiple criteriadecision methods. In this context, we point out the technicalrequirements for such systems and the importance of the datamanagement tool to MCDSS.After a discussion of...

Decision Support Systems which have been typical singleuser systems for most of the decade of their existence, arenow evolving into tools for supporting groups of decisionmakers. Thus, they are merging into the mainstream of officeinformation systems. Communication among multiple decisionmakers...

The formulation of complex planning models, such as linearprogramming (LP) systems, is a difficult task that enjoys little supportby current decision support systems tools. It is hypothesized thatcurrent artificial intelligence technology is insufficient to buildgeneralized formulation tools...

A number of DSS for supporting decisions by more than one person have beenproposed. These can be categorized by spatial distance (local vs. remote),temporal distance (meeting vs. mailing), commonality of goals (cooperationvs. bargaining), and control (democratic vs. hierarchical)....

Negotiation support is an important aspect of multiperson decision supportsystems. Besides mechanisms for representing and evolving group joint problem representations, suchDSS should also provide an environment in which decision makers are supported in developing,analyzing and reinforcing their...