Authors: Coleman.
Paperback, pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Date: 2005-04-06
Edition: 2

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Hardcover, 492 pages
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2001-02-15
Edition: 1

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    The complexity of issues requiring rational decision making grows and thus such decisions are becoming more and more difficult, despite advances in methodology and tools for decision support and in other areas of research. Globalization, interlinks between environmental, industrial, social and political issues, and rapid speed of change all contribute to the increase of this complexity. Specialized knowledge about decision-making processes and their support is increasing, but a large spectrum of approaches presented in the literature is typically illustrated only by simple examples. Moreover, the integration of model-based decision support methodologies and tools with specialized model-based knowledge developed for handling real problems in environmental, engineering, industrial, economical, social and political activities is often not satisfactory.
Therefore, there is a need to present the state of art of methodology and tools for development of model-based decision support systems, and illustrate this state by applications to various complex real-world decision problems.
The monograph reports many years of experience of many researchers, who have not only contributed to the developments in operations research but also succeeded to integrate knowledge and craft of various disciplines into several modern decision support systems which have been applied to actual complex decision-making processes in various fields of policy making. The experience presented in this book will be of value to researchers and practitioners in various fields. The issues discussed in this book gain in importance with the development of the new era of the information society, where information, knowledge, and ways of processing them become a decisive part of human activities. The examples presented in this book illustrate how how various methods and tools of model-based decision support can actually be used for helping modern decision makers that face complex problems.
Overview of the contents: The first part of this three-part book presents the methodological background and characteristics of modern decision-making environment, and the value of model-based decision support thus addressing current challenges of decision support. It also provides the methodology of building and analyzing mathematical models that represent underlying physical and economic processes, and that are useful for modern decision makers at various stages of decision making. These methods support not only the analysis of Pareto-efficient solutions that correspond best to decision maker preferences but also allow the use of other modeling concepts like soft constraints, soft simulation, or inverse simulation.
The second part describes various types of tools that are used for the development of decision support systems. These include tools for modeling, simulation, optimization, tools supporting choice and user interfaces. The described tools are both standard, commercially available, and nonstandard, public domain or shareware software, which are robust enough to be used also for complex applications.
All four environmental applications (regional water quality management, land use planning, cost-effective policies aimed at improving the European air quality, energy planning with environmental implications) presented in the third part of the book rely on many years of cooperation between the authors of the book with several IIASA's projects, and with many researchers from the wide IIASA network of collaborating institutions. All these applications are characterized by an intensive use of model-based decision support.
Finally, the appendix contains a short description of some of the tools described in the book that are available from IIASA, free of charge, for research and educational purposes.
The experiences reported in this book indicate that the development of DSSs for strategic environmental decision making should be a joint effort involving experts in the subject area, modelers, and decision support experts. For the other experiences discussed in this book, the authors stress the importance of good data bases, and good libraries of tools. One of the most important requirements is a modular structure of a DSS that enhances the reusability of system modules. In such modular structures, user interfaces play an important role.
The book shows how modern achievements in mathematical programming and computer sciences may be exploited for supporting decision making, especially about strategic environmental problems. It presents the methodological background of various methods for model-based decision support and reviews methods and tools for model development and analysis. The methods and tools are amply illustrated with extensive applications.
Audience: This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the fields of model development and analysis, model-based decision analysis and support, (particularly in the environment, economics, agriculture, engineering, and negotiations areas) and mathematical programming. For understanding of some parts of the text a background in mathematics and operational research is required but several chapters of the book will be of value also for readers without such a background.
The monograph is also suitable for use as a text book for courses on advanced (Master and Ph.D.) levels for programs on Operations Research, decision analysis, decision support and various environmental studies (depending on the program different parts of the book may be emphasized)....

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Paperback, 121 pages
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2006-03-21
Edition: 1

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Research in Interactive Design presents an in-depth study of new product design methods. Interactive design is an original structured design approach that has recently emerged from transversal research. On the research side, the topic of interactive design is the fruitful result of sophisticated joint studies combining specific numerical engineering theories, original development in design science and industrial engineering, new discoveries in mechatronics and advanced mechanical engineering methods. Additionally, industry benefits from interactive design instruments. Interactive design is a constructive approach that tends to ensure innovation by improving user-integration in the design process, fostering the development of virtual prototypes and providing new powerful ways for collaborative design activities. Interactive design instruments are seen as the extension of traditional CAD tools.

This book provides an accurate overview of the recent research or industrial application in interactive design. The different arguments, taken from the international conference Virtual Concept 2005, will provide the reader with some advanced solutions concerning new methods and tools by discussing:

- modelling techniques: new techniques ensuring the development of high qualified, updated and reduced models being able to represent the behaviour of a process or a product in its environment;

- design solution space exploration: specific instruments dedicated to the identification of suitable design solutions and their virtual representation allowing engineers to have interaction with the virtual worlds;

- interactive process organization: studies highlighting the basic evolutions of a process integrating new instruments of interactive design.

Each subsequent part of the book addresses both advanced techniques and industrial applications of the latest successful research in interactive design. The solutions presented are enhanced by demonstrations of real industrial problem-solving. The different chapters strongly highlight novel solutions for supporting decision-making in a huge field of engineering: product design, manufacturing and assembly, training and risk prevention, Robotics, design for customers, mechanical engineering, etc.

In this book, whether a researcher or an industrialist, the reader will find the most recent interactive design techniques and is sure to extract some significant concepts.

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Digital, 5 pages
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Publication Date: 2006-02-06


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    This digital document is an article from Westchester County Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on February 6, 2006. The length of the article is 1412 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Publication: Westchester County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 6, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 45 Issue: 6 Page: 41(2)

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Paperback, 600 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Pr
Publication Date: 2000-04


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    New Lower Price!

The Microsoft Windows 98 operating system is the upgrade to Windows that makes computers work better and play better. MICROSOFT HELP DESK FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98 puts a portable, rich source of Microsoft product support solutions at readers' fingertips. The book is a compilation and distillation of key Microsoft support issues and their solutions for Windows 98, based directly on the archives of Microsoft Product Support's KnowledgeBase, and written in clear, understandable language....

Authors: Giampiero E.G. Beroggi.
Hardcover, 254 pages
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2004-10-21
Edition: 1

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Designing and Evaluating E-Managemnet Decision Tools presents the most relevant concepts for designing intelligent decision tools in an Internet-based multimedia environment and assessing the tools using concepts of statistical design of experiments. The design principle is based on the visual interactive decision modeling (VIDEMO) paradigm. Several case studies are discussed in detail, referring to online preference elicitation, collaborative decision making, negotiation and conflict resolution, and marketing decision optimization. 

(See www.beroggi.net for more info on the book and Visual Interactive Decision Modeling)

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Digital, 3 pages
Publisher: MSP Communications
Publication Date: 2001-04-01


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    This digital document is an article from Computer User, published by MSP Communications on April 1, 2001. The length of the article is 894 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Nightmare on earthlink street: Horror stories abound when it comes to isp's help desk. (Feedback).(Letter to the Editor)
Publication: Computer User (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2001
Publisher: MSP Communications
Volume: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 10(1)

Article Type: Letter to the Editor

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Authors: Janusz Kacprzyk.
Paperback, 338 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 1997-04


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    Multistage Fuzzy Control a model-based approach to fuzzy control and decision making Fuzzy techniques are used to cope with imprecision in the control process. This authoritative book explains the essential principles of fuzzy logic and describes both the theoretical and practical advantages of the new model-based, prescriptive approach. Professor Kacprzyk offers a comprehensive and in depth examination of the issues underlying multistage control and decision analysis, addressing in particular fuzzy dynamic systems, fuzzy events, fuzzy probabilities and fuzzy quantifiers. The text also comprises an introduction to the basic concepts of fuzzy sets, fuzzy logic and fuzzy systems, complemented by real-world examples of the use of the model-based prescriptive approach to improve the efficiency of fuzzy control systems. Highly experienced in fuzzy control research, the author identifies new trends in the development of fuzzy sets and their direct application to decision-making processes. Fuzzy control engineers, researchers and postgraduate students will find this an ideal reference, offering a wealth of ideas for enhancing the performance of fuzzy control systems and equipping them with the tools to resolve genuine problems. Multistage Fuzzy Control is an essential handbook for those wishing to resolve real-world problems in control and decision analysis through the use of fuzzy-logic-based methods....

Authors: Greg McFarlane.
Digital, 5 pages
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Publication Date: 2006-01-01


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    This digital document is an article from Health Management Technology, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1484 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Making the first call count: Utah health sciences center uses knowledge management software to improve customer service as demand increases.(Help Desk: Case History)
Author: Greg McFarlane
Publication: Health Management Technology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Page: 52(2)

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Authors: Vito Leonardo Plantamura. Branko Soucek.
Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Publication Date: 1994-08


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    Focusing on frontier decision support concepts, this handbook provides detailed explanations of the underlying principles, and then concentrates on real problems and applications. The text describes tools and methods, including the computer implementation of software packages on PCs, networks, single processor machines and high speed parallel and optical systems; the amount of processing required; editing and man-machine interfaces; simulation runs; results and performance measurements; block diagrams; recipes and solutions....