Information Decision Support Systems Research Articles

Construction and resource short-term planning using a BIM-based ontological decision support system

The dynamic nature and increasing complexity of the construction projects impose many challenges for project planning and control. As a project progresses, more information becomes available and the level of uncertainty decreases. It can be used to proactively check the validity of the previous decisions and develop revised and more detailed plans for the upcoming activities in construction planning meetings. For this purpose, this study implements ontological knowledge representation and semantic reasoning techniques to propose an intelligent information collection and decision support system framework for short-term collaborative construction and resource planning. Moreover, a new approach is suggested that allows for incorporating resource specifications and limitations, and complex multi-factor constraints in the ontological planning process. The framework was tested based on a real-world construction project and different application cases were discussed. The framework showed a promising performance for analyzing different scenarios and help the planners making informative decisions.

Building a living economy through modern information decision support systems and UN sustainable development goals

The sustainable development goals (SDGs) set up by the United Nations in 2015 has mounted significant pressure on world economies and business organizations to achieve them by 2030. We operationalized a case using modern information decision support systems (MIDSS) as a fundamental and supportive mechanism utilizing the shared vision across the value chain of an ecosystem to realize the SDGs. Stakeholder theory has been used to argue that shared and cooperative vision can only enable the entire ecosystem to move towards the identified SDGs for living economy and measure the change over a period. We bid for a framework highlighting the role of MIDSS as enablers for achieving the SDGs in stipulated time. The framework is developed based on thematic classification of the data collected by conducting the 31 semi-structured interviews with key people from the industry through 11 questions. We contend that shared vision and trust focussed on stakeholder view linked with common objective of the value chain can create a baseline to hit the target of SDGs around economic, ecological and societal benefits. The framework is useful for the working executives as it can act as reference plug to support and align the organizational activities towards SDGs.

Геоинформационное обеспечение дисциплины «География населения с основами демографии»

The authors pointed out that the rapid growth of technical supply and the emergence of new information and communication technologies has led to the common usage of new technologies towards the various functions and needs of higher education. A university graduate should have the skills to develop and use information systems for decision support as a basic framework for analyzing unfolding situations, developing informed decisions and as a result — problem-solving. The connecting link for professional skills development appears as a GIS technology usage. GIS provide unique opportunities for its implementation in educational programs putting in touch with forecasting and analysis of the phenomena of the world around us; there are comprehension and allocation of the main causes and factors, possible consequences, with subsequent planning and adoption of strategic decisions of the actions taken. Geoinformation technologies can change the content of activities for both teachers and students. GIS technologies allow to master the methods of data gathering and processing; development of models and forecasts for specific geographical problem-solving. Students, using GIS, unaidedly obtain data, absorb new methods of data processing, receive best practices for working in various fields. The article gives a description and analyzes of the GIS usage for studying the course “Population geography with the demography basics”. The GIS usage for studying the course “Population geography with the demography basics” allows to significantly diversify the methods and forms of laboratory studies, student’s research work. In the course of work with GIS, a geographer comprehends the features of spatial data presented in digital form, analyzes geographic data, presents geographic data in the form of maps, tables, graphs.

ИНФОРМАЦИОННОАНАЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ СИСТЕМА ПОДДЕРЖКИ ПРИНЯТИЯ РЕШЕНИЙ ДЛЯ СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКОГО ПЛАНИРОВАНИЯ РАЗВИТИЯ РЕГИОНОВ И ГОРОДОВ

In practical applications, the tasks of strategic planning are complex and require many variant calculations when studying various scenarios, which are characterized by significant uncertainty in the forecast estimates. In this regard, the use of a complex of various means of information and analytical support for the activities of analysts and experts is relevant. Within the framework of this question, an information and analytical decision support system is proposed, focused on automating computational procedures in strategic planning. The system is organized on the basis of the Statistica computing platform and includes the platform's software tools, developed macros for describing and presenting statistical and analytical models, as well as decision support modules. The capabilities of the system are shown by specific examples of establishing patterns of development of Russian regions and cities in the real sector of the economy. The corresponding generalized models characterizing the state and development of regions by seven specific indicators in the period from 2012 to 2018 and by four specific indicators characterizing the development of cities in the period from 2003 to 2017 are obtained. It is established that the obtained models of collective behavior, presented in the form of equations of state, do not depend on time, but are determined only by the values of the achieved indicators. The proposed system allows you to increase the efficiency of the decisionmaking process, reduce the time and cost of developing strategic planning documents

Methodology and Practical Tools for Digital Transformation of High-tech Enterprises

Purpose: the aim of the article is to develop a methodology and practical tools for effective digital transformation of high-tech enterprises. To achieve this goal, a concept of enterprise transformation by means of innovative modernization, affecting changes in products, technological operations and organizational and production structures, was developed. For this, a number of tasks were solved, including the development of original economic and mathematical models that describe the change in the functional business strategies of a high-tech enterprise; selection and formalization of model variables; development of organizational design methods for flexible robotic structures and models for determining the parameters of flexibility and productivity of a robotic structure; software development of digital transformation processes.Methods: in preparing the article, methods of systems theory, project management of an innovative focus, mathematical modeling and a number of other methods were used.Results: a set of information systems for decision support in the areas of design and economic activities of a high-tech enterprise has been developed. The design of such systems was due to a number of circumstances. Firstly, the need to transform traditional information technologies used in the practice of a high-tech enterprise into digital information technologies. Secondly, the need for a high-tech enterprise in original applied software applications that provide solutions to innovative and economic problems, taking into account the specifics of the enterprise. To do this, an analysis was performed and models of data collection and storage were proposed for solving the problems of information support of the economic activity of a high-tech enterprise. The possibility of using a consistent data model in organizing the management of receivables and payables is shown. Cross-platform software was developed for the support system for decisions made by a high-tech enterprise, and a convenient user interface was implemented.Conclusions and Relevance: the study showed that it is advisable to create information systems as hierarchical structures covering the strategic, tactical and operational levels of management. In order to bring the automation level of the control and production subsystems into conformity, industrial robotics must be integrated into the created production links.

ПІДХОДИ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ СИСТЕМ ПІДТРИМКИ ПРИЙНЯТТЯ РІШЕНЬ ЯК КОМПОНЕНТИ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ В УМОВАХ РИНКОВОЇ ЕКОНОМІКИ

This article describes how to use decision support systems as components of an organization's information support in a market economy. The paper identifies a number of problems that can only be solved by sharing modern conceptual provisions of management theory and information technology.The article focuses on the need to create methodological support for the organization of a multilevel system of information flows aimed at supporting decision-making at the enterprise with use. It is necessary to build the scheme of organization of information flows inside the enterprise so that at all stages of decision making the manager could receive information from all contours of information flows inside the enterprise, and not only from the corporate database of the enterprise information system. The combination of existing theoretical and decision-making methods with the correct organization of information is proposed, when different information flows for the manager are formed from the same data set as a result of systematization, allowing to concentrate on finding the optimal alternative for decision-making. Emphasis is placed on the need to create methods for constructing the communication and information structure of decision-making mechanisms. The paper indicates the need to explore the potential potential knowledge that can be gained, to combine them with the existing typology of methods and models, by determining which class of tasks they belong to. The problem of developing methodological foundations for building structures that provide the flow of knowledge flows from data warehouses through KDD systems to the relevant decision support systems at decision points is updated. The key issues that underlie the methodological approach to research and build mechanisms for coordinated development of information resources and decision support systems based on these information resources are outlined. Approaches to solving the presented problems are offered and the requirements for the developed methods are substantiated. Using a methodological approach, specific methods, models and procedures can be developed for different types of enterprises and DSS.

Participatory action research for global antibiotic stewardship network in CPLP: mixed-method study

Abstract Background Antibiotic stewardship services (ABS) contribute to antibiotic resistance (AR) global monitoring. Aiming at co-implement an ABS network within the Portuguese-speaking setting (CPLP), by enabling the evidence translation and second opinion between the countries, we surveyed Cape Verdean (CV) health professionals (HP) perceptions about AR prevention and control, assessing ABS opportunities. Methods A Design Science with Participatory Action Research establishes a contextualized ABS process. This mixed-method study addressed the first 2 stages, the problem and objectives. Quantitative study considered the HP’s answers (56 HP; 2 hospitals) to a questionnaire, about their perception on AR and ABS. Qualitative study set-up 10 open-ended structured interviews, clinical shift observation in 2 pilot-services (1 hospital), and meetings with key-elements for ABS, including leadership. Results Key-stakeholders for ABS multidisciplinary teamwork were identified. Preliminary results are: 1. HP reveal some knowledge but lack of awareness on AR and ABS (eg. 34% don’t recognize the AR local threat); 2. The absence of guidelines and lack of access to key-information affect prescribing confidence (eg. only 46% HP consider microbiology results in deciding antibiotherapy); 3. Priorities for a pilot service are the lack of qualified HP, the need to optimize material resources management and stock procurement, and the need for better access to patient’s clinical and prescription information; 4. Digital resources and telemedicine system can be facilitators. Top-down communication and support are essential for the ABS process sustainability. Conclusions A Global ABS network can be important in promoting prevention and effective control of AR, reducing differences between the CPLP countries. In CV, an educational program to support the co-design of ABS service and a decision-support information system are identified priorities. Digital health, like telemedicine, can be ABS facilitators. Key messages The implementation of a Global Antibiotic Stewardship network, aiming at reducing Portuguese-speaking Countries differences, could be leveraged by a Participatory Action Research process. An educational program, a decision-support information system and the telemedicine are key for the Global Antibiotic Stewardship network implementation success.

Android Based Rural Decision Support Information System Model

The village needs to develop the independence and well-being of the community by improving knowledge, attitudes, skills, behavior, capacity, awareness, in utilizing resources through the determination of policies, programs, activities and mentoring that in accordance with the essence of the problem and the various priority needs of the villagers. The purpose of this research relates to the implementation of LAW Number 6 year 2014 Village, one of them about the potential information system Web-based integrated village to open information organization of Village governance to the public, the openness of public information so that citizens can be active together with the Government to build the village. Information is indispensable to know include: administration of the potential of the village, population administration, administration of research Objects, Village profile Village July Tambo Tanjong village, the village of Alue "Buya" Term Abeuk Budi with characteristic different Village , Research methods using Stochastic models and making the algorithm the Program so that the formation of a Database of android-based integrated Village by utilizing Cloud Computing and Mobile Computing, that makes it easier for users (community) in the to access the information in the respective decisions.. Models of decision support information systems Integrated Rural-based Android is the community to know how to make use of the existing resources for the activities of the noble mandate of appropriate LAW village. Research results are very useful especially for researchers as knowledge and very benefit to Central Government, Government Tk. I, Government Tk. II, Government districts and especially in the reign of the village as well as society in General.

GIS Utilization for Strategic Planning Service Delivery Based on Service: Location, Time, And Type; A Case Study: 1st Primary Schools’ Strategic Planning in Mansoura City.

Smart cities are new and evolving concept based on innovative information and communication technologies. Thinks and Internet of Thinks (IoT) must be core technologies in smart cities. Thinks’ services and maintenance must be managed through digital planes. Location based service (LBS) are service targeted to a wide range of users. The increasing number of LBS will have a bad impact on transitions. One of the objectives of building smart cities is to reduce the traffic congestion and transportation demand. This paper utilizes Geographic Information System (GIS) and spatial analysis techniques for decision support of LBS. the objective is the advance determination of the best service location for covering services requirement based on three factors: location, time and type of service. Education is the greatest service required for humanity. This paper focuses on considering service factors and client requirements by applying a developed GIS platform to inform service provider by the assets required to cover customer needs and meets smart cities goals. While 1st stage of primary schools accepts students in age of 6 years, the suggested platform determines schools’ plane for 5 years in advance, according to: student location, date of birth, and education type requirement. The suggested platform was applied on Mansoura city, Egypt. That platform was designed by: using geoprocessing tools, and Python programming language of GIS (arcPy) for implementing functions and procedures (“split by attribute”, “periodic service plane”). Geocoding processing is used for converting students’ addresses to spatial location, which is necessary for geo-relational analysis.

Building Intelligent Semantic Educational System (ISES) Based on Ontology and Semantic Web Mining

Smart cities are new and evolving concept based on innovative information and communication technologies. Thinks and Internet of Thinks (IoT) must be core technologies in smart cities. Thinks’ services and maintenance must be managed through digital planes. Location based service (LBS) are service targeted to a wide range of users. The increasing number of LBS will have a bad impact on transitions. One of the objectives of building smart cities is to reduce the traffic congestion and transportation demand. This paper utilizes Geographic Information System (GIS) and spatial analysis techniques for decision support of LBS. the objective is the advance determination of the best service location for covering services requirement based on three factors: location, time and type of service. Education is the greatest service required for humanity. This paper focuses on considering service factors and client requirements by applying a developed GIS platform to inform service provider by the assets required to cover customer needs and meets smart cities goals. While 1st stage of primary schools accepts students in age of 6 years, the suggested platform determines schools’ plane for 5 years in advance, according to: student location, date of birth, and education type requirement. The suggested platform was applied on Mansoura city, Egypt. That platform was designed by: using geoprocessing tools, and Python programming language of GIS (arcPy) for implementing functions and procedures (“split by attribute”, “periodic service plane”). Geocoding processing is used for converting students’ addresses to spatial location, which is necessary for geo-relational analysis.

Web-Based Decision Support Information System Design of Lecturer Performance Assessment at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Islamic University Attahiriyah

Faculty of Islamic Attahiriyah Islamic University (UNIAT) Jakarta is one of the private universities under the auspices of the Region I Jakarta Coordinator of Islamic Religion (KOPERTAIS), In the process of evaluating the performance of lecturers in the Islamic Faculty of Islamic University of Attahiri, every year. Lecturers who are selected as lecturers by having excellent performance appraisals will later get an award from the Faculty leadership (Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Religion). From this process, it takes a long time to process the calculation of who the lecturer is by assessing his excellent performance and also documents stored in the form of files stored on the archive shelf. One problem solving to find a solution from the system that runs above is by designing a decision support system application for lecturer performance assessment using a web-based Weighted Product (WP) method so that the lecturer performance appraisal can be done in real time and efficiently. Software The application of lecturer performance appraisal decision support can be applied directly as a problem solving solution, carry out maintenance on the application regularly every month so that something or damage occurs so that if a problem occurs it can restore the database again.

Application for Employee Performance Assessment Using Profile Matching Method

Human resources an important role for the agency. Good employee performance can provide a good image for the company. Many companies give rewards or rewards to their employees for their work performance. The assessment is done in addition to giving or appreciation as well as motivation for employees to work better. Problems that often occur in the employee appraisal process are the large number of employees and the criteria assessed and data processing are still in conventional process so that takes a long time and the results of the assessment are still not objective. To overcome, application was built could simplify the employee performance appraisal process. The method used is Profile Matching to assess and determine employees who excel. Factors or criteria used in the form of performance, discipline, honesty, years of service, cooperation. Profile matching is broadly the process of comparing the actual data value of a profile to be assessed with the expected profile value. Application is built based on web with PHP programming and MYSQL. To help the process of employee performance appraisal at Universitas Prima Indonesia. Collecting data in research using literature studies, observations, interviews, and sampling. Result the research is Profile Matching Method can be use for Decision Support System in determining employee achievement, with the highest calculation results in the sample data obtained by A3 and the lowest position obtained by A1. In academic, research can be an enrichment of teaching materials especially in subject of Decision Support Systems and information systems in general.

КОНЦЕПЦИЯ СИСТЕМЫ ПОДДЕРЖКИ ПРИНЯТИЯ РЕШЕНИЯ В ПРЕДВАРИТЕЛЬНОМ СЛЕДСТВИИ

Based on the developed network ontology of the subject area Preliminary investigation a conceptual model of the information and analytical decision support system is proposed as a response to the challenge of the increasing need for the analysis of big data in the course of a crime investigation. It is demonstrated the importance of automated collection and processing of a variety of information obtained during the individual investigations based on the analysis of network interaction of persons involved in 12 criminal cases.

Integrated Rural Decision Support System Model Based on Android

The village needs to develop the independence and welfare of the community by increasing knowledge, attitudes, skills, behaviors, abilities, awareness, and utilizing resources through the establishment of policies, programs, activities and mentoring in accordance with the essence of the problems and priorities of the needs of the village community, related to the implementation of The Village Law Number 6 of 2014, one of which is about an integrated village-based village potential information system to open information on the implementation of village governance to the public, with the opening of public information the citizens can be more active together with the government to build the village. Information that needs to be known, among others:, Village administration potential, population administration, Village profile administration. The object of research was Juli Tambotanjong Village, Alue Buya Term Village, Abeuk Budi Village with different Village characteristics, so that the formation of an integrated Android-based Village Database utilizing Cloud Computing and Mobile Computing, which made it easier for users (communities) to access information in making decisions. -that. And the purpose of the Integrated Rural Decision Support Information System Model Based on Android.

ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ СИСТЕМЫ ПОДДЕРЖКИ ПРИНЯТИЯ РЕШЕНИЙ «ДАТА» В ПРОЦЕССЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ НА РЕГИОНАЛЬНОМ УРОВНЕ

The article considers the process of making management decisions at the regional level involving the decision support system (DSS) “DATA”. The software package can be used in the management process at different stages. It contains a comprehensive information base, which allows the managers of a regional government to make a comprehensive analysis of the management situation. Also, using DATA DSS will allow forming alternative management decisions, as well as providing a choice of management decisions from possible alternatives based on the relevant criteria. The number of possible alternative management decisions and the criteria for their selection will be different for the lower, middle and top management of the regional government, so the automated program has the ability to change the criteria for listing recommended measures. The knowledge base of the software complex contains many relevant activities. The architecture of DATA DSS for application in the regional management structures. It contains a number of modules for intermediate calculations and user interfaces. Each module has its own software, which allows to separate the functions, provides flexibility to expand the functionality of the system and security of data access. It has been stated that the heads at different levels of the regional authorities can use DATA DSS at various stages of the management decision-making process. Automation of decision-making support allows optimizing management activities and is a high-performance alternative to decisions made on the basis of traditional methods by manager's intuition or the common sense principle.

Automatic Hazard Identification Information System (AHIIS) for decision support in inland waterway navigation

The article presents an author’s concept for an automatic hazard identification information system (AHIIS) in inland waterway navigation. The system is based on two parallel methods, namely a deterministic mathematical model and a fuzzy logic expert system. Such a system of decision support, apart from mathematical measures, also considers the decisions (behaviors) of experts, i.e. the inland navigators. This allows to improve work safety and enhance effectiveness and efficiency of the use of fairways. The article presents integration of information downloaded from specialist devices operating the system and methodology of the system itself. The concept of the author’s hybrid decision support system has been placed in currently developed River Information Services (RIS), which additionally indicates the place of operation of the developed system and its practical application.

Creation of language networks based on texts with using visibility graphs algorithms

A method to constructing language networks is proposed. Key words and concepts from the set of documents which describe some subject domain are retrieved. Numeric values are assigned to each word using a TF-IDF metric, that is intended to reflect how important a word is to a document in a collection or corpus. As the result a time series are constructed. A tool in time series analysis – the visibility graph algorithm is used for constructing the graph of subject domain. In this article two actual subject domains (“Space” and “Computer graphic”) are considered for example. The proposed method is used for the set of documents, which are related with “Space” and “Computer graphic”. A network of connections between terms and concepts, which go into textual documents is builded. Building networks of words, the nodes of which are elements of the text, enables to reveal key components of the text. At the same time, the task of determining the important structural elements of the text which are also informationally important, is actual. As a result of the research, it was found that such words as “uranium”, “nuclear”, “waste”, “Jupiter”, “Mercury”, “Moon”, “Earth”, “comet”, “space” and others are key for the subject area “Space”. This article shows that applying only a TF metric is more expedient compared with the TF-IDF metric in case when the set of documents describe one subject domain. Also the results of applying the visibility graphs algorithm and the compactified horizontal visibility graph algorithm are compared. It was found that in some case using the compactified horizontal visibility graph algorithm gives a network of words with more quantity of connections between concepts compared with using the visibility graphs algorithm. An open-source visualization and exploration software for all kinds of graphs and networks Gephi and an original package of specially developed Python modules are used for simulation and visualization as an additional tool. The proposed method can be used for visualization some subject domain, and also for information decision support systems, enabling to reveal key components of a subject domain. Also the results of this article can be used for building UI of information retrieval systems, enabling to make a process of search a relevant information easier.

Design of Acceptance Decision Support System for New Employees in the Technician Position Using AHP and TOPSIS Methods at CV. Techindo Global Solution

An agency cannot be separated from the role of human resources (HR) working in it. The quality of human resources is one factor to improve the productivity of an institution's performance. Therefore, an assessment in employee selection is an important part of providing qualified employees for the company. Problems that occur in CV Techindo Global Solutions is the process of receiving employees who are still using the manual way and based on subjective assessment results so that the process of acceptance of employees to be slow and inaccurate. The absence of an application program in support of decision making for employee recruitment. Based on this, the author designed the decision support system of employee appraisal on CV. Techindo Global Solutions using AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) and TOPSIS (Technique For Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) methods. Employee acceptance system is done by using Analytic Hierarchy Process method to determine the weight of each criterion and the use of Technique For Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution to conduct ranking alternatives in the form of employee data. This system is built with PHP and MySQL programming language as database. With the program using AHP and TOPSIS method, the new employee's assessment is better than the individual assessment and with the decision support information system, the process of receiving the employee can be helped from the evaluation side.

An IoT based smart irrigation management system using Machine learning and open source technologies

The scarcity of clean water resources around the globe has generated a need for their optimum utilization. Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, based on the application specific sensors’ data acquisition and intelligent processing, are bridging the gaps between the cyber and physical worlds. IoT based smart irrigation management systems can help in achieving optimum water-resource utilization in the precision farming landscape. This paper presents an open-source technology based smart system to predict the irrigation requirements of a field using the sensing of ground parameter like soil moisture, soil temperature, and environmental conditions along with the weather forecast data from the Internet. The sensing nodes, involved in the ground and environmental sensing, consider soil moisture, soil temperature, air temperature, Ultraviolet (UV) light radiation, and relative humidity of the crop field. The intelligence of the proposed system is based on a smart algorithm, which considers sensed data along with the weather forecast parameters like precipitation, air temperature, humidity, and UV for the near future. The complete system has been developed and deployed on a pilot scale, where the sensor node data is wirelessly collected over the cloud using web-services and a web-based information visualization and decision support system provides the real-time information insights based on the analysis of sensors data and weather forecast data. The system has a provision for a closed-loop control of the water supply to realize a fully autonomous irrigation scheme. The paper describes the system and discusses in detail the information processing results of three weeks data based on the proposed algorithm. The system is fully functional and the prediction results are very encouraging.

Analysis And Design Of Decision Supporting Information System For Assessment Of Recruitment And Employees Management With Analytical Hierarchy Process (Ahp) Method In PT. Indo Porcelain

Managing human resources in the company is very important where human resources are needed for the progress of the company, in most companies, of course, can utilize all the human resources obtained in accordance with the need to contribute in accordance with the needs of the company to achieve its goals. PT. Indo Porcelain is engaged in manufacturing with ceramic dining table products, such as glassware, bowls and dishes. Problems faced by PT. Indo Porcelain is the absence of an integrated information system, so that the employee recruitment process requires time in making selection decisions for prospective employees while at the same time hampering the company's internal control. Based on the concept and design, it can be concluded that it has been built "ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF DECISION SUPPORT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT USING ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) METHOD IN PT. INDO PORCELAIN" to assist HRD in making decisions. It can be concluded that the results of the implementation of this new system can help the management department more easily, efficiently and effectively. With the decision support system using the Analytical Hierarchy Process method, the recruitment process is faster and easier. Information on the results of recruitment obtained by company management becomes more structured so that the decision support process taken by the management can produce more accurate decisions.