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This article provides a comprehensive bibliography of decision support systems (DSS) applications, excluding proceedings papers and doctoral dissertations, from May 1988 through 1994. Compared to a previous survey, this survey has identified a number of notable changes in DSS application areas. A total of 271 DSS application articles are compiled and classified according to 15 different application areas. An annual count of notable changes in the DSS application areas. An annual count of DSS applications showed an increasing number of DSS application articles published every year. Group decision support systems and executive support systems are gaining acceptance slowly. Knowledge-based DSS and realtime decision support systems are emerging due to the new development of articificial intelligence techniques such as machine learning tools. With the addition of a wide spectrum of new DSS tools such as fuzzy sets, modelling by example, geographical information systems, and visual interactive modelling, today's DSS help decision makers to effectively deal with complex problems. This survey also identified the top 19 American and European journals that have published DSS application articles over the last 7 years.
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*Sean Eom is Professor of Managment Information Systems (MIS) in the Department of Management, Donald L Harrison College of Business, at Southeast Missouri State University. He had been appointed as the College's first Copper Dome Faculty Fellow in Research in recognition of excellence in scholarly activities (1994–1996). He received a PhD in Management Science with supporting fields in MIS and Computer Science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 1985. He has published over 35 refereed journal articles in the area of decision support systems, expert systems, and global management support systems.
**Chellappa Somarajan is an Associate Professor of Management Science at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He has published in European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Systems Science and Computers and Operations Research. He earned his PhD from Oklahoma State University under the guidance of Dr Hon-Shiang Lau. His interests include stochastic project management, decision support systems and global information systems.
***Sang Lee is currently a University Eminent Scholar, Regents Distinguished Professor, Chair of the Department of Management, and Executive Director of the Nebraska Productivity and Entrepreneurship Center. He is an author or coauthor of 38 books, 160 journal articles, and numerous other technical papers. His primary teaching and research areas include global management, world-class organisations, and multiple objective decision making. He served as President of the Decision Sciences Institute and is currently President of Pan-Pacific Business Association. He is a Fellow of Academy of Management, DSL, and Pan-Pacific Business Association. He is a frequent consultant and seminar leader for transnational organisations.
****Eyong Kim is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at Drake University. He holds PhD from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His articles appeared in Decision Sciences and Omega and other journals. His research interests include DSS/expert systems, electronic commerce, and end-user training.
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Eom, S., Lee, S., Somarajan, C. et al. Decision support systems applications. OR Insight 10, 18–32 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1057/ori.1997.9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/ori.1997.9