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THE EVOLVING ROLES OF MODELS IN DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS *
Author(s) -
Bonczek Robert H.,
Holsapple Clyde W.,
Whinston Andrew B.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1980.tb01143.x
Subject(s) - decision support system , computer science , scheme (mathematics) , intelligent decision support system , field (mathematics) , decision tree , r cast , management science , artificial intelligence , machine learning , data science , business decision mapping , mathematics , engineering , mathematical analysis , pure mathematics
An important aspect of decision support systems (DSS) is their utilization of computational models. To illustrate the evolving roles of models in decision support systems, several representative systems are reviewed. These illustrations reveal three major interfaces that must be considered by a decision support system's designer. Successful treatment of these DSS interfaces depends upon two types of languages: one for directing computations and one for directing data manipulation. Each language type is presented as forming a spectrum of languages. Combined, the two spectra provide a classification scheme for decision support systems. This scheme is both useful as a framework for comparative study of decision support systems and also suggestive of directions for future research and developments in the decision support field.