Quality of decisions based on the decision-theoretic approach depends on the quality of the underlying models. Construction of these models is outside of the realm of both probability theory and decision theory and is usually very laborious. Aiding model building in computer systems can significantly reduce the model construction time while increasing model quality and can contribute to a wider...

Electronic clinical decision support can bring newly published knowledge to the point of care. However, local organizational buy-in, support for team workflows, IT system ease of use and other sociotechnical factors are needed to promote adoption. We successfully implemented a multi-variate cardiac risk stratification model from another institution into ours. We recreated the model and integrat...

Long range planning is the process by which an organization assesses its h ture environment and develops specific plans of action to respond to, or change, that environment to achieve its goals. This report presents the results of a study of long range planning practices at one plant of a large US. computer firm, focusing on current and potential decision support systems (DDSs) for the quantita...

With the increasing interest in decision support systems and the continuous advance of computer science, revenue management is a discipline which has received a great deal of interest in recent years. Although revenue management has seen many new applications throughout the years, the main focus of research continues to be the airline industry. Ever since Littlewood (1972) first proposed a solu...

Medical diagnosis is a complicated task and plays a vital role in saving human lives so it needs to be executed accurately and efficiently. An appropriate and accurate computer based automated decision support system is required to reduce cost for achieving clinical tests. This paper provides an insight into machine learning techniques used in diagnosing various diseases. Various data mining cl...

Web-based group decision support systems (wGDSS) are becoming more common in organizations. In this paper, we provide a review and critique of the literature on wGDSS, raising a number of issues that need addressing. Then we report on a small scale experiment using Groupsystems ThinkTank to manage an issue to do with food safety. We also describe how we propose to use ThinkTank in a crisis situ...

This special issue is concerned with Advances in Medical Decision Support Systems. Computer science contributions to the biomedical community started with the first expert systems. Since then advances have taken place in both the medical and biological domains and also in computer science technology. This means that additional automated support can be made available to these types of applicatio...

The authors explore the issue of creativity support by computerized information systems used in supporting decision making processes in business organizations. A discussion of their architectural proposal for a creative decision support system, derived as an extension of the classical SpragueCarlsson 1982 concept, is followed by a case study presenting a system at work being a practical impleme...