This report describes an effort to develop a prototype advisory decision aid (ADA). The three types of computerized decision aids used in problem-solving tasks can be described by three metaphors. One type of computer aid performs laborious tasks which the user would otherwise have to perform. Another type attempts to replace the user entirely and solves the problem alone. The third type of computer aid acts as an advisor. This ...
The purpose of this research was to demonstrate and evaluate the use of computer-based decision templates in a National Military Command Center-like environment. Decision templates are prestructured procedural aids for evaluating various alternative courses of action available to a decision maker. The computer-based decision aids described in this report were structured using decision analytic methodology. Prototypes of these aids were designed, implemented, and tested under the sponsorship of the Defense ...
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