The integration of expert systems in DSS has led to a new generation of systems commonly referred to as knowledge-based or intelligent DSS. Tbis paper investigates the use of expert system technology for the development of a knowledge-based DSS for the planning of retail and service faeifties. The forms of knowledge involved in planning tasks are identified and organized in four layers. The lay...

Abstract This study was intended to compare collaborative and individual task planning effects on Iranian EFL learners’ writing performance. Therefore, a group of 90 upper intermediate EFL learners were placed in three groups of Collaborative Task planning, Individual Task planning, and Control. In the experimental groups, participants were asked to do task planning collaboratively and individu...

Abstract This study was intended to compare collaborative and individual task planning effects on Iranian EFL learners’ writing performance. Therefore, a group of 90 upper intermediate EFL learners were placed in three groups of Collaborative Task planning, Individual Task planning, and Control. In the experimental groups, participants were asked to do task planning collaboratively and individu...

the paper has been performed to review library administrators' strategic planning role to improve the library staff of medical sciences university of iran. the study is survey-descriptive. the statistical population consists of 50 library administrators working in iran medical sciences university, but 44 subjects responded to the questionnaire used to gather data. the reliability (91.7%) w...

E-business information systems are computer applications that leverage intraand inter-firm process and systems integration. Considering the growth and strategic importance of e-business, while it is important for organizations to carefully plan for and architect ebusiness systems, none of the existing information systems planning models is adequate for the task. An e-business architecture plann...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of age-related cognitive changes in a visuomotor learning task that depends on strategic control and contrast it with the effect in a task principally depending on visuomotor recalibration. METHODS Participants performed a ball throwing task while donning either a reversing dove prism or a displacement wedge prism, which mainly depend on strategic control or v...