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Plant‐Wide Integration of Information and Decision Support Systems: Present Tools and Limitations
Author(s) -
Espuña A.,
Nougués J.M.,
Puigjaner L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.200300002
Subject(s) - decision support system , process (computing) , hierarchy , computer science , core (optical fiber) , analytic hierarchy process , risk analysis (engineering) , r cast , decision process , process management , information system , management science , knowledge management , engineering , operations research , business decision mapping , data mining , business , telecommunications , electrical engineering , economics , market economy , operating system
Information accessibility has changed the way that chemical process plants are being managed. The traditional pyramidal hierarchy that is usually the core of any management structure is being threatened by the potential of centralized decision‐making covering more and more possibilities. But although present tools may have access to any significant piece of objective information, and can process it at growing speeds, they are still termed as “decision support” systems. Sensible decision‐making is not only the result of knowledge plus information; it is also important to consider the effects of the different factors that are usually embraced by the term “human factors”.