Despite the increasing popularity of decision support systems (DSS), effectiveness of such systems remains unproven. Past research claiming usefulness of the DSS has relied largely on anecdotal or case data. The relatively few laboratory experiments report mixed results regarding the effects of...

Inaccuracy in the information system inventory as compared to the physical inventory may lead to out of stocks. Inaccuracy may occur for many reasons, a principal one being random losses such as theft. One way to reduce this inaccuracy is to adjust the inventory information in the systems at...