Daniel Power provides an excellent online overview of decision support systems at dss.cba.uni.edu/isworld/dss.html. At www.uky.edu/BusinessEconomics/dssakba/periodcl.htm, you'll find an extensive list of links to DSS Web sites maintained by Clyde Holsapple and Andrew Whinston, authors of the excellent textbook, Decision Support Systems: A Knowledge-based Approach (The West Group, 1996). Another excellent text, available in many university libraries, is Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems by Efraim Turban and Jay E. Aronson (1998). Many Web sites are actually decision support systems that you can use to make real-life decisions. If you are trying to make a career decision, check out careeragent.computerworld.com/~start/career_success.htm, Computerworld's CareerAgent site. If you are trying to figure out a low-cost, yet healthy diet, connect to The Diet Problem at www.mcs.anl.gov/home/otc/Guide/CaseStudies/diet. Thinking of moving? The Homebuyer's Fair at www.homefair.com/index.html helps you compute equivalent salaries, calculate the cost of your move, and rate cities based on crime, schools, environment, and so on. For travel decisions, connect to Microsoft's online "travel agent" at www.expedia.com.
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