MICROCOMPUTER DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM

In the past 2 years the Maryland Department of Transportation has developed a decision support system that provides financial advice to the Secretary of Transportation and to other policy-making officials within Maryland state government. The components and techniques used in developing this system are described. To place the system in perspective, there is a brief comparison of the process before implementation of the system with current practice. General guidelines are given to assist the reader in identifying issues and criteria for development of decision support systems. These criteria are general in nature and may be applied to a wide variety of situations, not just financial planning or transportationrelated analysis. Comments, conclusions, and specific hardware and software evaluations based on experience to date are offered.

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• Authors:
  • Teller, F Michael
  • Myers, Stuart L
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 99-103
• Monograph Title: Techniques for making key transportation decisions
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 980
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Finance; Management information systems; Microcomputers; Software
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial management; Hardware
• Geographic Terms: Maryland
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450532
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030903762X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM