12 Mar decision support system

Advanced computer programs that are described as “interactive computer based systems, which help decision makers utilize data and models to solve unstructured problems” [Sprague, 1986]. The key is the ‘unstructured’ part. DSS programs need to use robust models to capture unique and sometimes fuzzy characteristics of problems in order to help humans make better decisions.
Keywords: decision
expert system
model base
inference
rule base
knowledge base
References: AI programming
cybernetics
ethics
genetics
neural networks