Real-Time Computer Support for Decision Analysis in a Group Setting: Another Class of Decision Support Systems

Real-time, decision-analytic aids developed to support group decision making are an important subset of decision support systems (DSS). They satisfy the basic requirement: provide interactive computer support for the decision making process by assisting decision makers in thinking about the various aspects of the decision problem(s) facing them. How a decision-analytic DSS was successfully applied to a military design problem and, more generally, why decision-analytic DSS effectively facilitate group decision making are discussed.