Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems

by Turban, Efraim; Aronson, Jay E.

• ISBN13: 9780137409372
• ISBN10: 0137409370
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference

Summary

This book is widely known for its comprehensive treatment of decision support theory and how it is applied. Through four editions, this book has defined the course and set the standard for up-to-date coverage of the latest decision support theories and practices by managers and organizations. This fifth edition has been streamlined and updated throughout to reflect new computing technologies. Chapter 9 has been completely rewritten to focus on the Internet and Intranet. The reader will find expanded coverage of data warehousing, data mining, on-line analytical processes, and an entirely new chapter on intelligent agents (Ch. 19). Internet related topics and links to Internet exercises and cases appear throughout the new edition.

Table of Contents

PART 1: DECISION MAKING AND COMPUTERIZED SUPPORT	1	(70)
Chapter 1 Management Support Systems: An Overview	3	(29)
Chapter 2 Decision Making, Systems, Modeling, and Support	32	(39)
PART 2: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS	71	(226)
Chapter 3 Decision Support Systems: An Overview	73	(35)
Chapter 4 Data Management: Warehousing, Access, and Visualization	108	(37)
Chapter 5 Modeling and Analysis	145	(52)
Chapter 6 Knowledge-based Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence	197	(30)
Chapter 7 User Interface and Decision Visualization Applications	227	(39)
Chapter 8 Constructing a Decision Support System and DSS Research	266	(31)
PART 3: COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, AND ENTERPRISE SUPPORT SYSTEMS	297	(140)
Chapter 9 Networked Decision Support: The Internet, intranets, and Collaborative Technologies	299	(49)
Chapter 10 Group Decision Support Systems	348	(38)
Chapter 11 Executive Information and Support Systems	386	(51)
PART 4: FUNDAMENTALS OF EXPERT SYSTEMS AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	437	(210)
Chapter 12 Fundamentals of Expert Systems	439	(43)
Chapter 13 Knowledge Acquisition and Validation	482	(51)
Chapter 14 Knowledge Representation	533	(25)
Chapter 15 Inferences, Explanations, and Uncertainty	558	(44)
Chapter 16 Building Expert Systems: Process and Tools	602	(45)
PART 5 CUTTING-EDGE DECISION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES	647	(200)
Chapter 17 Neural Computing: The Basics	649	(36)
Chapter 18 Neural Computing Applications, Genetic Algorithms, Fuzzy Logic, and Hybrid Intelligent Systems	685	(35)
Chapter 19 Intelligent Agents and Creativity	720	(43)
Chapter 20 Implementing and Integrating Management Support Systems	763	(47)
Chapter 21 Organizational and Societal Impacts of Management Support Systems	810	(37)
APPENDIX A: STUDENT PROJECT: Frazee Paint, Inc.: An Example of a Student-Developed DSS	847	(6)
GLOSSARY	853	(20)
INDEX	873