Decision support systems for horticulture.

Social Impact ◽

Production Systems ◽

Support Systems ◽

Management Skills ◽

Abstract Decision Support Systems (DSSs) are interactive computer-based information systems or subsystems intended to help decision makers use information and communication technologies, data, knowledge and/or models to solve complex and ill-structured management problems and to choose the best alternative solution in terms of economics, social impact and environmental issues (Manos et al., 2010). These systems are specifically being designed to address complex tasks involving multiple disciplines, enabling mimicking of the necessary requirements of fruit crops with respect to biotic and abiotic characteristics so that the optimum objectives specified by the user are obtained. They alter production systems, enhance management skills and reduce cost of production by applying modelling, simulations, specialized algorithms, calculation models, optimization and artificial intelligence techniques.

E-Planning

International Journal of E-Planning Research ◽

10.4018/ijepr.2012010101 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Richard E. Klosterman

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Information Systems ◽

Geographic Information Systems ◽

Support Systems ◽

Geographic Information ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Information And Communication

This paper reflects on where e-planning has been and speculates on its future. It begins by briefly reviewing forty years of efforts to use advanced information and communication technologies in planning research and practice. It then considers current efforts to develop planning and decision support systems (PSS/DSS) that adopt current geographic information systems technology to meet the unique needs of planning. It concludes with the hope that the journal will take the first word of its title seriously and share the wealth of exciting e-planning research that is being conducted in all corners of the increasingly interconnected world.

Rethinking Sustainable Development - Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies ◽

Information and Communication Technologies

10.4018/978-1-61692-022-7.ch006 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 73-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tan Yigitcanlar

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Decision Support ◽

Urban Planning ◽

Urban Development ◽

Support Systems ◽

Sustainable Urban Development ◽

Urban Planning And Development

The concept of sustainable urban development has been pushed to the forefront of policy-making and politics as the world wakes up to the impacts of climate change and the effects of modern urban lifestyles. Today, sustainable development has become a very prominent element in the day-to-day debate on urban policy and the expression of that policy in urban planning and development decisions. As a result of this, during the last few years, sustainable development automation applications such as sustainable urban development decision support systems have become popular tools as they offer new opportunities for local governments to realise their sustainable development agendas. This chapter explores a range of issues associated with the application of information and communication technologies and decision support systems in the process of underpinning sustainable urban development. The chapter considers how information and communication technologies can be applied to enhance urban planning, raise environmental awareness, share decisions and improve public participation. It introduces and explores three web-based geographical information systems projects as best practice. These systems are developed as support tools to include public opinion in the urban planning and development processes, and to provide planners with comprehensive tools for the analysis of sustainable urban development variants in order to prepare the best plans for constructing sustainable urban communities and futures.

Decision Support in Collision Situations at Sea

Journal of Navigation ◽

10.1017/s0373463316000746 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 447-464 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Zbigniew Pietrzykowski ◽

Piotr Wołejsza ◽

Piotr Borkowski

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Knowledge Engineering ◽

Support Systems ◽

Field Tests ◽

Support Functions ◽

Human Errors ◽

Marine Accidents

The known navigational systems in use perform information functions and as such are helpful in the process of safe conduct of a vessel. One of the ways to assist in reducing the number of marine accidents is the development of systems which perform decision support functions, i.e. automatically generate solutions to collision situations. The use of information (and communication) technologies including knowledge engineering allows the generation of proposals for anti-collision manoeuvres taking into account the COLREGs. Demand for further enhancement of navigational safety by limiting human errors has initiated a trend to convert navigational information systems into decision support systems. The implementation of decision support systems will potentially reduce the number of human errors, which translates into a reduction of accidents at sea and their adverse consequences. This paper presents a summary of the research to date on the navigational decision support system NAVDEC. The system has been positively verified in laboratory conditions and in field tests – on a motor ferry and a sailing ship. Challenges associated with the development and implementation of such systems are outlined.

IMPLEMENTASI METODE VIKOR DALAM PENERIMAAN JURNALIS PADA KORAN WASPADA MEDAN

KOMIK (Konferensi Nasional Teknologi Informasi dan Komputer) ◽

10.30865/komik.v2i1.905 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Soraya Rahma Hayati ◽

Mesran Mesran ◽

Taronisokhi Zebua ◽

Heri Nurdiyanto ◽

Khasanah Khasanah

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Decision Support ◽

Decision Support System ◽

Support System ◽

Support Systems ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Computer Based ◽

Support Decision Making ◽

Made In

The reception of journalists at the Waspada Daily Medan always went through several rigorous selections before being determined to be accepted as journalists at the Waspada Medan Daily. There are several criteria that must be possessed by each participant as a condition for becoming a journalist in the Daily Alert Medan. To get the best participants, the Waspada Medan Daily needed a decision support system. Decision Support Systems (SPK) are part of computer-based information systems (including knowledge-based systems (knowledge management)) that are used to support decision making within an organization or company. Decision support systems provide a semitructured decision, where no one knows exactly how the decision should be made. In this study the authors applied the VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) as the method to be applied in the decision support system application. The VIKOR method is part of the Multi-Attibut Decision Making (MADM) Concept, which requires normalization in its calculations. The expected results in this study can obtain maximum decisions.Keywords: Journalist Acceptance, Decision Support System, VIKOR

Introduction: Ethics of Information Technology in Health Care

The International Review of Information Ethics ◽

10.29173/irie188 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 2-5

Author(s):

Georg Marckmann ◽

Kenneth W Goodman

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Information Technology ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Social Issues ◽

Theme Issue ◽

Computer-based information and communication technologies continue to transform the delivery of health care and the conception and scientific understanding of the human body and the diseases that afflict it. While information technology has the potential to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care, it also raises important ethical and social issues. This IRIE theme issue seeks to provide a forum to identify, analyse and discuss the ethical and social issues raised by various applications of information and communication technology in medicine and health care. The contributions give a flavour of the extraordinarily broad landscape shaped by the intersection of medicine, computing and ethics. In fact, their diversity suggests that much more work is needed to clarify issues and approaches, and to provide practical tools for clinicians.

A Web-Based Tourist Decision Support System for Agra City

International Journal of Instrumentation Control and Automation ◽

10.47893/ijica.2011.1010 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 51-54

Author(s):

Sunil Pratap Singh ◽

Jitendra Sharma ◽

Preetvanti Singh

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Decision Support System ◽

Support System ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Web Based ◽

Cultural Aspects ◽

Agra City

In the last decade the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have boomed in many sectors, such as business, education, commerce and have profound implications for the tourism industry. They are being used extensively in a great variety of functions and count innumerable applications. Among these, Decision Support System (DSS) plays a fundamental role for their capacity to give tourist managing their tours and to base all the decisions concerning to queries on the climate, road conditions, cultural aspects, lodging, health facilities, banking, etc. of the location to be visited on sound and rational bases. In the present paper, a Web-Based Tourist Decision Support System (WTDSS) for Agra City has been developed that allows the traveling community to find their route in city and ask for information about sights, accommodations and other places of interest which are near by to him to improve the convenience, safety and efficiency of travel.

User Behavior in Ubiquitous Online Environments - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

How to Design a Virtualized Platform?

10.4018/978-1-4666-4566-0.ch004 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 64-83

Author(s):

Valérie Fernandez ◽

Laurie Marrauld

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Communication Tool ◽

Management Skills ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Collaborative Communication ◽

Remote Management ◽

Interview Survey

In this chapter, the authors present the project “WITE 2.0.” This project is at the crossroads of various issues related to mobility (Urry, 2007) and use of Information and Communication Technologies. WITE 2.0 is a part of the designing process of a collaborative communication tool: “a virtualized and unified platform.” The authors define scenarios of teleworking practices, “equipped” by ICTs, and use these scenarios to better specify the platform. The project started at the end of 2010 and continued for a period of 18 months. The analysis is based on several complementary methodologies: a qualitative study (47 semi-structured interviews) and an experimentation of the platform. They present the main results of the interview survey through the following themes: remote management, skills, articulation of private and professional spheres, and the maturity of technologies. The authors also describe how these elements help the understanding of the evolution of workers’ practices.

Handbook of Research on Enhancing Teacher Education with Advanced Instructional Technologies - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

Potentials of Selected Information and Communication Technologies in Adult Education Programmes in Nigeria

10.4018/978-1-4666-8162-0.ch003 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 34-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Melvins Enwuvesi Hanachor ◽

Rex Aduvo Needom

Keyword(s):

Adult Education ◽

Staff Development ◽

Course Design ◽

E Learning ◽

Computer Based ◽

The Subject ◽

Development Course

This chapter evaluated the potentials of selected information and communication technologies in adult education programmes in Nigeria. Infrastructure and funding are among the important issues, but scepticism about the pedagogic value of information and communication technologies and staff development are probably the most challenging. Institutions are grappling with bringing use and funding of e-learning and other computer-based instructional strategies into the mainstream of their organizations, and are beginning to contemplate restructuring to take account of information and communication technologies, in terms of staffing, staff development, course design and student support. Even though studies have captured the imperatives of information and communication technologies in Nigeria's educational system, little is still known about the subject matter in relation to adult education systems in the country. Consequently, this chapter explores and provides the much-needed insight on the subject and the issues that the process raises in the context of adult education in Nigeria.

Handbook of Research on E-Assessment in Higher Education - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

E-Assessment and Multiple-Choice Questions

10.4018/978-1-5225-5936-8.ch001 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-27

Author(s):

José Azevedo ◽

Ema Patrícia Oliveira ◽

Patrícia Damas Beites

Keyword(s):

Multiple Choice ◽

Summative Assessment ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Continuous Assessment ◽

Multiple Choice Questions ◽

Mathematics Tests ◽

The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the assessment process is becoming an asset, giving rise to the so-called computer-based assessment or e-assessment. Nowadays, its use is becoming more usual in higher education institutions. Closed formats for questions, namely multiple choice, are the most commonly used. This chapter presents a literature review of the main aspects related to this topic, including the main modalities of assessment (summative assessment and continuous assessment). Issues related to multiple choice questions (MCQ) are discussed with more detail, referring to the various formats of MCQ, its advantages and limitations, with a particular focus on its use in mathematics tests. Also, some guidelines for the quality assurance of MCQ with quality are included.

Decision Support Systems and Decision-Making Processes

Business Information Systems ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-969-9.ch010 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 135-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Udo Richard Averweg

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Decision Support ◽

Support Systems ◽

Management Problem ◽

Upper Management ◽

Structured Problems ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Complex Decision Making ◽

Decision support systems (DSS) deal with semi-structured problems. Such problems arise when managers in organisations are faced with decisions where some but not all aspects of a task or procedure are known. To solve these problems and use the results for decision-making requires judgement of the manager using the system. Typically such systems include models, data manipulation tools, and the ability to handle uncertainty and risk. These systems involve information and decision technology (Forgionne, 2003). Many organisations are turning to DSS to improve decision-making (Turban, McLean, & Wetherbe, 2004). This is a result of the conventional information systems (IS) not being sufficient to support an organisation’s critical response activities—especially those requiring fast and/or complex decision-making. In general, DSS are a broad category of IS (Power, 2003). A DSS is defined as “an interactive, flexible, and adaptable computer-based information system, specially developed for supporting the solution of a non-structured management problem for improved decision-making. It utilises data, it provides easy user interface, and it allows for the decision maker’s own insights” (Turban, 1995). There is a growing trend to provide managers with IS that can assist them in their most important task—making decisions. All levels of management can benefit from the use of DSS capabilities. The highest level of support is usually for middle and upper management (Sprague & Watson, 1996). The question of how a DSS supports decision-making processes will be described in this article. This article is organised as follows: The background to decisionmaking is introduced. The main focus (of this article) describes the development of the DSS field. Some future trends for the DSS field are then suggested. Thereafter a conclusion is given.