A WEB Optimization Environment with Decision Support System Applications

This paper discusses the implementation of a Web optimization environment with decision support system (DSS) applications. An approach is proposed that easily enable operational researchers and systems managers to obtain an optimized response of the generated model. Two applications were implemented to demonstrate how the environment could be used to facilitate the professional´s decision making process. The environment uses a distributed architecture that turned the system extensible and independent of platforms and the fabricants of solvers, also being able itself to connect proper optimization softwares. The study demonstrates that the Internet has potential to be an important component in optimization systems