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Model Management and Solvers for Decision Support

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In this chapter, we examine a major function in class of decision support systems (DSS): model management in model-oriented DSSs. In particular, the chapter focuses on the concept of model management systems and explores key issues in model management: representation, formulation, composition, integration, selection, and implementation. It also reviews various kinds of solvers commonly available for decision support and the growing importance of Web Services technologies for delivering model/solver management capabilities.

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  1. National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, China

    Ting-Peng Liang

  2. National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, China

    Ching-Chang Lee

  3. Pacific Institute for Information System Management, University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI, USA

    Efraim Turban

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Liang, TP., Lee, CC., Turban, E. (2008). Model Management and Solvers for Decision Support. In: Handbook on Decision Support Systems 1. International Handbooks Information System. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48713-5_12

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