The central hypothesis of this paper is that database design andsystems design in general can be simplified considerably by tailoringthe design methods to a suitable range of applications. Domain-specificknowledge can be incorporated into a specialized database architecturethat leaves the...

Many decisions in organizations are made, or at least prepared, by multiple cooperatingdecision makers. A distributed DSS architecture is presented that connects multipleindividual DSS to a group DSS. The group decision making process is supported by content-orientedmethods based on extensions...

This paper focuses on data management aspects of computerizeddecision support systems which use interactive multiple criteriadecision methods. In this context, we point out the technicalrequirements for such systems and the importance of the datamanagement tool to MCDSS.After a discussion of...

Decision Support Systems which have been typical singleuser systems for most of the decade of their existence, arenow evolving into tools for supporting groups of decisionmakers. Thus, they are merging into the mainstream of officeinformation systems. Communication among multiple decisionmakers...

The formulation of complex planning models, such as linearprogramming (LP) systems, is a difficult task that enjoys little supportby current decision support systems tools. It is hypothesized thatcurrent artificial intelligence technology is insufficient to buildgeneralized formulation tools...

MEDIATOR is a negotiation support system (NSS) based onevolutionary systems design (ESD) and database-centered implementation.It supports negotiations by consensus seeking through exchange ofinformation and, where consensus is incomplete, by compromise. Thenegotiation problem is shown...

Negotiation support is an important aspect of multiperson decision supportsystems. Besides mechanisms for representing and evolving group joint problem representations, suchDSS should also provide an environment in which decision makers are supported in developing,analyzing and reinforcing their...

Most large systems development efforts proceed in a top-down fashion where initialspecifications and requirements are incorporated into a high-level design, followed byprograms based on this design. However, a major part of the software life-cycle effort isdevoted to maintenance. While several...

Decision support systems are of many kinds depending on themodels and techniques employed in them. Multiple criteriadecision making techniques constitute an important class of DSSwith unique software requirements. This paper stresses theimportance of interactive MCDM methods since these...