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Decision support system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1688 words) |
 | For Keen and Scott Morton (1978), DSS couple the intellectual resources of individuals with the capabilities of the computer to improve the quality of decisions ("DSS are computer-based support for management decision makers who are dealing with semi-structured problems"). |
 | It is considered that the concept of DSS became an area of research of its own in the middle of the 1970s, before gaining in intensity during the 1980s. |
 | It is clear that DSS belong to an environment with multidisciplinary foundations, including (but not exclusively) database research, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, simulation methods, software engineering, and telecommunications. |
| South Carolina Department of Social Services (336 words) |
 | DSS considers adoptions for children who are unable to return home or be placed with relatives. |
 | DSS also offers services to birth parents who are considering adoption for their child or children. |
 | DSS is authorized, by the Omnibus Adult Protection Act of the South Carolina Code of Laws, to investigate all reports and provide services. |