An interactive decision support system for technology transfer pertaining to organization and management
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Authors
Roland, Ronald Jay
Subjects
management
organization behavior
organization management
production systems
decision support system
management information systems
contingency matrix
artificial intelligence
production rules
technology transfer
modules
organization behavior
organization management
production systems
decision support system
management information systems
contingency matrix
artificial intelligence
production rules
technology transfer
modules
Advisors
Date of Issue
1980-07
Date
1980-07
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This study provides a review of the elements considered sufficient to build and operationalize a decision support system (DSS) designed to assist managers at various organization levels with their decision making requirements. It categorizes capabilities of various decision aids and correlates these capabilities with the characteristics of specific organizational variables in order to examine the context in which DSS's operate. The concept of the three-dimensional contingency matrix is used as an initial point of model development. Expansion of the matrix to n-dimensional is suggested and n = 6 is used to extend the paradigm. A conceptual six-variables organization framework is proposed where the interrelationships among characteristics of the six variables and general capabilities of decision aiding systems are described by a series of IF...THEN production rules. Finally, data are collected and a computer model based on artificial intelligence heuristics (production systems) is created to examine the consequences of various organization - DSS interactions. This prototype decision aiding system is referred to as DECAIDS. Many conceptual organization models and DSS schemes have been developed. Operationalizing these concepts has not been accomplished due to the lack of an adequate tool or device to manipulate such complexity. DECAIDS is intended to demonstrate the feasibility of applying modern heuristic methods to effectively and dynamically model organizational interactions
Type
Technical Report
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Department
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-52-80-009
Sponsors
Prepared for: Chief of Naval Research; Arlington, VA 22217
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Format
xii, 441 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.