Keen and Scott-Morton, 1978

Keen and Scott-Morton (1978) stated: "Decision Support Systems couple the intellectual resources of individuals with the capabilities of the computer to improve the quality of decisions. It is a computer-based support system for management decision makers who deal with semi-structured problems."

Keen, P. G. W. and M. S. Scott-Morton. Decision Support Systems: An Organizational Perspective. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1978.

appeared in DSS News, May 6, 2001, Vol. 2, No. 10