Bonczek / Holsapple / Whinston Foundations of Decision Support Systems

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6872-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 412 Seiten, Web PDF

Foundations of Decision Support Systems focuses on the frameworks, strategies, and techniques involved in decision support systems (DSS). The publication first takes a look at information processing, decision making, and decision support; frameworks for organizational information processing and decision making; and representative decision support systems. Discussions focus on classification scheme for DSS, abilities required for decision making, division of information-processing labor within an organization, and decision support. The text then elaborates on ideas in decision support, formalizations of purposive systems, and conceptual and operational constructs for building a data base knowledge system. The book takes a look at building a data base knowledge system, language systems for data base knowledge systems, and problem-processing systems for data base knowledge systems. Topics include problem processors for computationally oriented DSS, major varieties of logical data structures, and indirect associations among concepts. The manuscript also examines operationalizing modeling knowledge in terms of predicate calculus; combining the data base and formal logic approaches; and the language and knowledge systems of a DSS based on formal logic. The publication is a valuable reference for researchers interested in decision support systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bonczek, Robert H.

Holsapple, Clyde W.

Whinston, Andrew B.

Schmidt, J. William

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Foundations of Decision
Support Systems;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contetns;6
5;FOREWORD;12
6;PREFACE;16
7;Part
I: INFORMATION PROCESSING, DECISION MAKING, AND DECISION SUPPORT—SOME PERSPECTIVES;20
7.1;Chapter
I. INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION PROCESSING, DECISION MAKING, AND DECISION SUPPORT;22
7.1.1;1.00 THE INFORMATION AGE;22
7.1.2;1.10 DECISIONMAKING;30
7.1.3;1.20 DECISION SUPPORT;36
7.1.4;1.30 CONCLUSION;42
7.1.5;REFERENCES;43
7.2;Chapter 2. FRAMEWORKS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION PROCESSING AND
DECISION MAKING;45
7.2.1;2.00 INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS;45
7.2.2;2.10 DIVISION OF INFORMATION-PROCESSING LABOR WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION;47
7.2.3;2.20 ABILITIES REQUIRED FOR DECISION MAKING;53
7.2.4;REFERENCES;60
8;Part II: REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEMS FOR
DECISION SUPPORT;62
8.1;Chapter 3. REPRESENTATIVE DECISION SUPPORT
SYSTEMS;64
8.1.1;3.00 SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE MODELS;64
8.1.2;3.10 CLASSIFICATION SCHEME FOR DSS;75
8.1.3;3.20 CONCLUSION;86
8.1.4;REFERENCES;87
8.2;Chapter 4.
NEW IDEAS IN DECISION SUPPORT;88
8.2.1;4.00 GENERIC DESCRIPTIONS FOR DECISION
SUPPORT SYSTEMS;88
8.2.2;4.01 Language System;88
8.2.3;4.10 THE SHAPE OF SYSTEMS TO COME;92
8.2.4;4.20 RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY OF A GENERALIZED PROBLEM
PROCESSOR;102
8.2.5;4.30 CONCLUSION;104
8.2.6;REFERENCES;105
8.3;Chapter 5. FORMALIZATIONS OF
PURPOSIVE SYSTEMS;106
8.3.1;5.00 FORMALIZING PURPOSIVE BEHAVIOR;106
8.3.2;5.10 THE STATE SPACE APPROACH TO DECISION SUPPORT;107
8.3.3;5.20 THE PROBLEM REDUCTION APPROACH TO DECISION SUPPORT;112
8.3.4;5.30 A PRODUCTION SYSTEM APPROACH TO DSS;124
8.3.5;5.40 CONCLUSION;139
8.3.6;REFERENCES;140
9;Part III: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FROM
THE DATA BASE ANGLE;142
9.1;Chapter 6. CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL CONSTRUCTS FOR BUILDING
A DATA BASE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM;144
9.1.1;6.00 INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS;144
9.1.2;6.10 CONCEPTUAL CONSTRUCTS FOR REPRESENTING
KNOWLEDGE;147
9.1.3;6.20 SIMPLE FILES AND TABLES;150
9.1.4;6.30 ASSOCIATIVE RELATIONSHlP BETWEEN AGGREGATE
CONCEPTS;161
9.1.5;REFERENCES;169
9.2;Chapter 7. BUILDING A DATA BASE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM;170
9.2.1;7.00 MORE COMPLEX DATA STRUCTURES;170
9.2.2;7.10 INDIRECT ASSOCIATIONS AMONG CONCEPTS;172
9.2.3;7.20 THE MAJOR VARIETIES OF LOGICAL
DATA STRUCTURES;189
9.2.4;7.30 A DESIGN PROCEDURE;197
9.2.5;REFERENCES;205
9.3;Chapter 8. LANGUAGE SYSTEMS FOR DATA BASE
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS;207
9.3.1;8.00 INTRODUCTION;207
9.3.2;8.10 LANGUAGES FOR DIRECTING RETRIEVAL;208
9.3.3;8.20 LANGUAGES FOR DIRECTING COMPUTATIONS IN THE
CASE OF DATA BASE KS;241
9.3.4;8.30 APPENDIX: COMMANDS USED WITH MDBS;245
9.3.5;REFERENCES;247
9.4;Chapter 9. PROBLEM-PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR DATA BASE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS;249
9.4.1;9.00 OVERVIEW;249
9.4.2;9.10 PROBLEM PROCESSING FOR RETRIEVAL-ONLY DSS;249
9.4.3;9.20 PROBLEM PROCESSORS FOR COMPUTATIONALLY ORIENTED DSS;261
9.4.4;9.30 SUMMARY;270
9.4.5;9.40 APPENDIX: A CATEGORY L PROCESSING EXAMPLE;271
9.4.6;REFERENCES;277
9.5;Chapter 10.
EXTENSIONS;278
9.5.1;10.00 INTRODUCTION;278
9.5.2;10.10 LANGUAGE EXTENSIONS;279
9.5.3;10.20 DATA BASE EXTENSIONS;294
9.5.4;10.30 CONCLUSION;304
9.5.5;REFERENCES;304
10;Part IV: FORMAL LOGIC APPROACH TO
DECISION SUPPORT;306
10.1;Chapter 11. THE LANGUAGE AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS OF A DSS BASED ON
FORMAL LOGIC;308
10.1.1;11.00 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS;308
10.1.2;11.10 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK;309
10.1.3;11.20 OPERATIONAL CONSTRUCTS;313
10.1.4;11.30 A LANGUAGE SYSTEM FOR PREDICATE EXPRESSIONS;323
10.1.5;REFERENCES;330
10.2;Chapter 12. PROBLEM-PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR
PREDICATE CALCULUS;332
10.2.1;12.00 INTRODUCTION;332
10.2.2;12.10 INFORMATION COLLECTION;333
10.2.3;12.20 PROBLEM RECOGNITION;338
10.2.4;12.30 EXAMPLES OF RESOLUTION;342
10.2.5;REFERENCES;350
11;Part V: INTEGRATING THE DATA BASE AND FORMAL LOGIC APPROACHES TO
DECISION SUPPORT;352
11.1;Chapter 13. COMBINING THE DATA BASE AND
FORMAL LOGIC APPROACHES;354
11.1.1;13.00 INTRODUCTION;354
11.1.2;13.10 VIEWING RETRIEVAL AS INFERENCE;355
11.1.3;13.20 A MIXED SYSTEM OF KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AND ITS
PROBLEM PROCESSOR;356
11.1.4;13.30 KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION VIA FRAMES;372
11.1.5;13.40 CONCLUSION;375
11.1.6;REFERENCES;376
11.2;Chapter 14. OPERATIONALIZING MODELING KNOWLEDGE IN TERMS OF
PREDICATE CALCULUS;377
11.2.1;14.00 INTRODUCTION;377
11.2.2;14.10 CONCEPTUAL DESCRIP.ON OF THE DYNAMIC
APPROACH;378
11.2.3;14.20 OPERATIONAZATION
OVERVIEW;385
11.2.4;14.30 CONCLUSION;394
11.2.5;REFERENCES;395
11.3;Chapter 15.
CONCLUDING REMARKS;396
11.3.1;15.00 INTRODUCTION;396
11.3.2;15.10 BACKGROUND;396
11.3.3;15.20 THE SETTING OF DSS WITHIN AN EXPANDED VIEW OF
DECISION MAKING;398
11.3.4;15.30 AN OUTLINE OF DSS IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES;399
11.3.5;15.40 FURTHER RESEARCH TOPICS;404
11.3.6;REFERENCES;407
12;INDEX;408