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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100130922064
ISBN-139780130922069
eBay Product ID (ePID)49168134
Product Key Features
Number of Pages640 Pages
Publication NameDecision Support Systems
LanguageEnglish
SubjectManagement Information Systems, Information Management, Databases / Data Mining, Databases / General
Publication Year2002
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaComputers, Business & Economics
AuthorGeorge M. Marakas
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight39.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2002-021821
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal658.4/038/0285574
Table Of Content1. Introduction to Decision Support Systems. 2. Decisions and Decision Makers. 3. Decision in the Organization. 4. Modeling Decision Processes. 5. Group Decision Support and Groupware Technologies. 6. Executive Information Systems. 7. Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence. 8. Knowledge Engineering and Acquisition. 9. Machines That Can Learn. 10. The Data Warehouse. 11. Data Mining and Data Visualization. 12. Designing and Building the Data Warehouse. 13. The Systems Perspective of a DSS. 14. Designing and Building Decision Support Systems. 15. Implementing and Integrating Decision Support Systems. 16. Creative Decision Making and Problem Solving. 17. Intelligent Software Agents, Bots, Delegation, and Agency. 18. Decision Support in the Twenty-First Century. AppENDix A: Decision Style Inventory III. References. Index.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisFor a Decision Support System course offered in business schools. Packed with essential information, highly current text provides a thorough understanding of the support aspect of DSS. Written from cognitive processes and decision-making perspective, it concentrates on issues that emphasize managerial applications and the implications of decision support technology on those issues and includes commercial data mining software for experiential learning., For a Decision Support System course offered in business schools. Packed with essential information, this valuable text helps future business management professionals learn to make and support managerial decisions, providing a thorough understanding of the support aspect of DSS. Written from a cognitive processes and decision-making perspective, it concentrates on issues that emphasize managerial applications and the implication of decision support technology on those issues. - NEW - Intelligent software agents chapter added. - NEW - DSS system development chapter added - Provides logical sequencing of all DSS topics ranging from application types through design and deployment. - NEW - Building data warehouses chapter added. - NEW - Megaputers PolyAnalyst and TextAnalyst data mining and visualization software applications - Including detailed tutorials, data sets, and sample problems. - Strong managerial application and use approach. - Processes involved in making creative decisions and effectively solving problems. - Future of decision support systems - i.e. expert systems, artificial intelligence systems, and executive information systems. - Decision-making theory - e.g. decision