Decision support systems : concepts and resources for managers / [printed text] / Daniel J. Power . - Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 2002 . - xvi, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-1-56720-497-1

Class number:	658.403
Abstract:	For MIS specialists and nonspecialists alike, teacher and consultant Dan Power provides a comprehensive, readable, understandable guide to the concepts and applications of decision support systems. Not only does his book help enhance your DSS design and development capabilities, it also shows how DSS can buttress organization goals and the impact DSS have throughout organizations and at all levels of management. Power defines DSS broadly: interactive computer-based systems and subsystems that help people use computer communications, data, documents, knowledge, and models to solve problems and make decisions. He focuses his book on practical applications, but also includes important and relevant empirical research and underlying theory. His book thus provides enough concrete detail to help grasp the essentials of DSS, but it also gives advanced tips and suggestions to DSS specialists too. For people trained in fields outside the information sciences, Power's book is especially valuable. It gives them the knowledge they need to work with their MIS colleagues and to truly appreciate the management value of information technology overall.
Contents note:	Chapter 1: Supporting business decision making; Chapter 2: Gaining competitive advantage with decision support systems; Chapter 3: Analyzing business decision processes; Chapter 4: Designing and developing decision support systems; Chapter 5: Designing and evaluating DSS user interfaces; Chapter 6: Understanding DSS architecture, networking, and security issues; Chapter 7: Implementing communications-driven and group decision support systems; Chapter 8: Building data and document-driven decision support systems; Chapter 9: Building knowledge-driven DSS and mining data; Chapter 10: Building model-driven decision support systems; Chapter 11: Building web-based and interorganizational decision support systems; Chapter 12: Evaluating decision support system projects; Appendix I: Decision support readiness audit; Appendix II: DSS user-centered design checklist; Appendix III: Key decision support system terms;