Title :
A decision support system for interactive decision making - Part II: analysis and output interpretation
Author :
Fang, Liping ; Hipel, Keith W. ; Kilgour, D. Marc ; Peng, Xiaoyong John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech., Ryerson Univ., Toronto, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
For pt.I see ibid., p.42-55 (2003). The development of a comprehensive decision support system, GMCR II, for the systematic study of real-world interactive decision problems is presented. The companion paper (Part I), discusses how GMCR II elicits, stores, and manages conflict models; here (Part II), the focus is on GMCR IIs analysis and output interpretation subsystems. Specifically, this paper describes the powerful and efficient analysis engine contained in GMCR II, its informative output presentation and interpretation facilities, and a number of follow-up analyses. Furthermore, an illustrative case study is used to demonstrate how GMCR II can be conveniently applied in practice.
Keywords :
decision support systems; graph theory; GMCR II; analysis engine; conflict models; decision support system; graph model; interactive decision problems; ordinal preferences; stability analysis; strategic conflicts; Decision support systems; Design engineering; Engines; Helium; Information analysis; Power system management; Power system modeling; Predictive models; Stability analysis; Systems engineering and theory;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSMCC.2003.809360