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DSS Experiences in South America

In: Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2

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  • Denis Borenstein

    (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)

  • Fabrizio Almeida Marodin

    (Kybernetics Consultoria)

  • Eugênio Oliveira Simonetto

    (Federal Center of Technological Education of Sao Vicente do Sul (CEFET-SVS))

Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to describe DSS experiences in South America. The chapter describes the conception, modeling, and implementation of two DSSs. The first was designed to be applied for the operational planning of solid-waste collection. To develop the computer system, a combination of quantitative techniques was used: simulation of discrete events and algorithms/heuristics for vehicle allocation and routing. The system was validated using a field test in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The second experience describes a DSS to optimize forest harvest scheduling. The computational system was implemented as a spreadsheet DSS, based on a linear programming model. Computational experiments were conducted using real-world data from a forest products company. Both experiences provide useful insight on how DSSs are being built in South America, and how real-world problems are being approached taken into consideration local peculiarities.

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  • Denis Borenstein & Fabrizio Almeida Marodin & Eugênio Oliveira Simonetto, 2008. "DSS Experiences in South America," International Handbooks on Information Systems, in: Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2, chapter 61, pages 535-557, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ihichp:978-3-540-48716-6_25
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-48716-6_25
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