Complexity factors and intuition-based methods for facility network design

Article Abstract:

Intuition-based decision support system (DSS) approach to facility network design establishes firms strategic position in world markets. This approach, which involves visual interactive modeling of the design problem, is a combinant DSS software and human intuition. DSS variants enabled decision makers to yield high quality solutions. The variability in solution quality increased while performance decreased as the size of the problem increased. Significant relationships are found between DSS information cues, problem characteristics and the impact of DSS graphics capabilities.

Operations Research, Industrial locations, Industrial location, Facilities management, Facility management systems

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The influences of user characteristics on performance in a logistics DSS application

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A study was conducted to examine the impact of such user characteristics as experiences, data preferences, intuition and effort on decision performance in a logistics decision support systems application. Results showed that intuition, effort, education, prior experience and data preferences have an influence on decision-making performance. However, high analytic ability, education and previous experience are not related to intuition. Lastly, the impact of users' experiences and preferences on performance are affected by an analytical decision tool.

Software, Logistics, Business logistics

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Presenting geographic information: effects of data aggregation, dispersion, and users' spatial orientation

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The level of data aggregation may have an effect on task complexity and the potential for pattern recognition of the user of geographic information systems (GIS). An experiment was conducted to examine these effects and their interactions. Subjects employed a GIS including map-based data characterized by various levels of problem size, data dispersion and data aggregation. Findings showed that all of these geographic information properties have significant effects on decision performance.

Prepackaged software, Business management software, Geographic information systems, Information management software

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