Safety in the clinical environment is based on structures that reduce the probability of harm, on evidence that enhances the likelihood of actions that increase favourable outcomes, and on explicit directions that lead to decisions to implement the actions dictated by this evidence. A clinical decision error rate of only 1% threatens patient safety at a distressing frequency. Explicit computeri...

Original scientific paper Usages of non-traditional machining processes are rapidly increasing together with increases in demand and usage of high strength, temperature resistant and complex materials. Due to their advantages such as cutting speed, surface quality and economizing, they became a vital process of manufacturing. Because of the conflicting criteria, the selections of appropriate no...

In this paper, using the framework of Multicriteria Decision Support Systems (MCDSSs), we try to identify what contextual knowledge is and where the contextual knowledge is necessary. The MCDSS framework is a good model to specify the exact role of the context because it is rather well structured and thoroughly studied. Our main observation is that contextual knowledge is especially useful to d...

Decision Making is one of the most important activities of the human being. Nowadays decisions imply to consider many different points of view, so decisions are commonly taken by formal or informal groups of persons. Groups exchange ideas or engage in a process of argumentation and counter-argumentation, negotiate, cooperate, collaborate or even discuss techniques and/or methodologies for probl...

Decision theoretic models of group decision processes usually assume a given set of alternatives, about which the decision has to take place. In realistic group decision situations, however, alternatives are often not specified a priori, but are created during the group process from different components introduced by the group members. This paper develops methods for systematically creating suc...

This paper presents the results of an empirical investigation of the impact of Decision Support Systems on small group decision effectiveness. The study is conducted in the context of the Business Management Laboratory. Wolfe’s Business Management Laboratory Decision Support System (BMLDSS) was utilized to aid decision making by all treatment groups. Results indicate use of the BMLDSS did not l...