Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems

by Efraim Turban, Jay E. Aronson, Ting-Peng Liang

Book Overview

Appropriate for all courses in Decision Support Systems (DSS), computerized decision making tools, and management support systems. Todays networked computer systems enable executives to use... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130461067
• ISBN13: 9780130461063
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 936 Pages
• Weight: 4.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.3" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book and fast shipping!

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All about Business Intelligence

This book in its 8th edition y a very good one covering all aspects of Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Decision Support Systems. It covers Computerized Decision Support Systems; Business Intelligence; Collaboration, Communication, Group Support Systems and Knowledge Management; and Intelligent Systems. I think it is a very good text for a student or researcher that wants to start an investigation in this area. It is easy to read, has enough additional references and has good Web support. I am a student of the doctoral program of Management at ESADE (Spain) and ESAN (Peru). Rolando Gonzales - rolangon

Solid publication for DSS & IT Theory--Great research tool!

Not everyone will find this book as extremely useful as I did. The information contained within can be intimidating because of the sheer volume packed into its over 900 pages, but for someone wanting a foundation of Decision-support theory, this book should fulfill your need. Each chapter provides an overview and a list of learning objectives that are adequately covered in greater detail. While theory lessons provide a necessary base for most students, this book successfully ties a "real-world" example to each chapter lesson that is not only relevant, but also includes associated links should the reader require more detail. The book layout is fairly consistent with the more recent IT textbook publications that provide information with a short shelf-life (technological improvements being what they are today), but the illustrated concepts should be useful until the next revision is published. The authors provide a wealth of references that are extremely useful for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge on any particular section or detail in the book. This provides a necessary trail for any research project. The companion website (publisher) provides power point presentations that outline each chapter that were found useful for classroom utilization, however, a few details such as adding notes pages would have been greatly appreciated. Essentially, the material covered by these presentations proved more than adequate, although sometimes requiring a little digging in the textbook to provide enough detail (which I believe was the intent). All in all this was an excellent book and a great research tool for anyone pursuing an education in IT.

The Definitive Source for Decision Support Systems

This is the best written text on decision support systems; it does a great job of explaining and integrating energing technologies. The examples and illustrations highlight the chapter material very effectively.

A little lengthy, but very complete

Like most books of this nature, it's hard to describe all the aspects of DSSs and ISs in short, easy-to-remember 'soundbites', as some of my fellow reviewers seem require. Perhaps that's just a cultural thing..If you're passionate about the subject, or just highly motivated to learn about it, then this is the book for you. You might have a lot to read, but you certainly wont be left with any unanswered questions !