Decision Making System

A Decision Making System is a cognitive system that is a decision maker (applies a decision making algorithm to solve a decision making task).

• AKA: Decision-Maker, Decision Processing System, Decision Engine.
• Context:
  • It can typically possess a Decision-Making Utility Function through decision making value assessment.
  • It can typically process Decision Making Input through decision making data processing.
  • It can typically apply Decision Making Rule through decision making rule execution.
  • It can typically generate Decision Making Output through decision making conclusion process.
  • It can typically evaluate Decision Making Alternative through decision making comparative analysis.
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  • It can often incorporate Decision Making Constraint through decision making boundary condition.
  • It can often implement Decision Making Strategy through decision making strategic framework.
  • It can often adapt Decision Making Parameter through decision making learning mechanism.
  • It can often explain Decision Making Rationale through decision making explainability function.
  • It can often integrate Decision Making Feedback through decision making improvement loop.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Decision Making System to being a Complex Decision Making System, depending on its decision making system complexity.
  • It can range from being a Deterministic Decision Making System to being a Probabilistic Decision Making System, depending on its decision making uncertainty handling.
  • It can range from being a Rule-Based Decision Making System to being a Learning-Based Decision Making System, depending on its decision making adaptation capability.
  • It can range from being a Single-Domain Decision Making System to being a Multi-Domain Decision Making System, depending on its decision making application scope.
  • It can range from being a Human-Centered Decision Making System to being a Machine-Centered Decision Making System, depending on its decision making automation level.
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  • It can have Decision Making Objective for decision making goal fulfillment.
  • It can have Decision Making Knowledge Base for decision making information repository.
  • It can have Decision Making Interface for decision making interaction channel.
  • It can have Decision Making Metric for decision making performance evaluation.
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  • It can be Decision Making Efficient in decision making resource utilization.
  • It can be Decision Making Accurate for decision making quality assurance.
  • It can be Decision Making Consistent across decision making similar scenario.
  • It can be Decision Making Transparent about decision making internal process.
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• Examples:
  • Decision Making System Types, such as:
    • Human Decision Making Systems, such as:
      • Individual Decision Making System for personal decision making process.
      • Group Decision Making System for collaborative decision making procedure.
      • Organizational Decision Making System for institutional decision making workflow.
      • Managerial Decision Making System for operational decision making protocol.
    • Automated Decision Making Systems, such as:
      • Expert System for knowledge-based decision making execution.
      • Neural Network Decision Making System for pattern-based decision making generation.
      • Fuzzy Logic Decision Making System for uncertainty-based decision making handling.
      • Bayesian Decision Making System for probability-based decision making calculation.
  • Decision Making System Domains, such as:
    • Business Decision Making Systems, such as:
      • Financial Decision Making System for investment decision making optimization.
      • Marketing Decision Making System for customer targeting decision making.
      • Supply Chain Decision Making System for logistics decision making coordination.
      • Resource Allocation Decision Making System for resource distribution decision making.
    • Clinical Decision Making Systems, such as:
      • Diagnostic Decision Making System for medical diagnosis decision making.
      • Treatment Decision Making System for therapeutic decision making support.
      • Healthcare Resource Decision Making System for medical resource decision making allocation.
      • Patient Monitoring Decision Making System for health status decision making assessment.
  • Decision Making System Approaches, such as:
    • Analytical Decision Making System for data-driven decision making process.
    • Intuitive Decision Making System for experience-based decision making generation.
    • Hybrid Decision Making System for multi-method decision making integration.
    • Adaptive Decision Making System for evolving decision making strategy implementation.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Reactive System, which responds to stimuli without deliberative decision making evaluation.
  • Data Processing System, which transforms information without making decision making judgment.
  • Recommendation System, which suggests options without final decision making determination.
  • Information Display System, which presents data without decision making conclusion.
  • Monitoring System, which observes conditions without decision making action selection.
• See: Decision Maker, Decision Support System, Cognitive Agent, k-Armed Bandit, Machine Learning System, Artificial Intelligence, Expert System, Decision Theory.

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References

2011

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_support_system
  • A decision support system (DSS) is a computer-based information system that supports business or organizational decision-making activities.

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