Making wisely knowledgeable managerial decisions is highly dependable on the availability of Integrated Decision Support Systems (IDSS). IDSS aims to collect, integrate, analyze, and present the information in an accurate and timely manner. With the recent advances in technology, IDSS have evolved into a more complex interactive systems supporting online businesses and services. As such, decision makers will be able to identify problems, threats, and opportunities and act upon them. IDSS also serve and support the organization planning, operations, production, and marketing activities.

Objective

This special issue of IJAIE aims to cover the main five aspects of integrated decision support systems: integration, formulation, implementation, evaluation, and presentation. Due to the nature of online environments: huge information content and rapidly changing business conditions, special emphasize will be given to IDSS supporting online businesses and services. Articles published in this special issue explore both the theoretical and technical issues that support critical decision-making and strategy formulation at different levels. It can be addressed at the interface level, intelligence level, integration level, process-oriented level, or the application level.

Recommended Topics

IDSS Foundation, Functionality, Interfaces, and Implementation
Decision Making and Analysis
Computer Supported Work
Knowledge Management
Interface Design and Management
Information Technology for Online and Mobile Environments
Data Access, Retrieval, and Storage
Development, Usage, and Management of IDSS
Human Computer Interaction
Interface Design
Logistics and Supply Chain Management Systems
Information Systems
Operations Management
Multi-Agent Systems
Conflict Resolution
Multi-Criteria Decision Making

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on Integrated Decision Support Systems, Theory and Applications for Online Businesses on or before June 15, 2016. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS athttp://www.igi-global.com/journals/guidelines-for-submission.aspx. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

Mubarak S. Almutairi 
Guest Editor 
International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering (IJAIE) 
E-mail: almutairi@uohb.edu.sa

All manuscript submissions to the special issue should be sent through the online submission system:http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/titlesubmission/newproject.aspx