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A Decision Support System is the marriage of Information
Technology and Operations Research. A typical DSS includes
a database, a model base, a knowledge base and a graphical
user interface (GUI). The course includes a brief
introduction of database management systems (relational
databases, SQL), optimization techniques, spreadsheet
based optimization, and review of relevant AI techniques
that would be crucial to develop the model base; knowledge
acquisition and knowledge representation, probabilistic and
approximate reasoning as the basis of the knowledge base
and GUI development. The course will also include
the discussion of DSSs for a number of application domains,
chosen to illustrate principles of system development, such
as the health care applications, portfolio optimization,
production and distribution systems, and information
systems for top management. The learning outcome
of the course is to learn how to couple the IT tools with
the optimization tools in real world problems, particularly
in manufacturing and service systems.
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