| Article ID: | iaor19921623 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 43 |
| End Page Number: | 57 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1992 |
| Journal: | Computers and Operations Research |
| Authors: | Buede Dennis M. |
| Keywords: | design, decision theory, artificial intelligence: decision support |
This paper defines critical capabilities of decision support software and then highlights superior analytic and user interface features of the 32 commercially available decision analytic software packages. The packages provide a mix of capabilities related to problem structuring, value matrices, multi-attribute utility analysis, decision trees and influence diagrams. First, the process of decision making in organizations is defined. Next, the 32 software packages that were reviewed are summarized. Then the evaluation structure and superior design features are presented and discussed.