A Concept Description for a Directorate of Engineering and Housing Decision Support System (DEH DSS).

Abstract

U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USA-CERL) researchers studied the existing Directorate of Engineering and Housing (DEH) automated environment and proposed four components for a Decision Support System (DSS): (1) information, (2) hardware, (3) software, and (4) telecommunications. DEH activity requirements were then examined to learn what specific equipment would be needed to satisfy the four components. Parallel DSS research at the Office of Assistant Chief of Engineers made selection of the equipment easier. A three-step approach was devised to accomplish the DSS. First, personal computers (PCs) would be installed in a target office, using off-the-shelf software, and a support center would be set up for help. Second, a Local Area Network (LAN) would be installed to link interoperation facilities and remote databases. Finally, Function Oriented Systems (FOSs) would be connected to take advantage of data in PCs and existing hardware, software, and communications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145075

Entities

People

  • A. W. Moore
  • J. R. Randle
  • R. E. Buhts
  • Sung Jin Kim

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Automation
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Energy Management
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personal Computers
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design