A Powerful MIS/DSS Developed For A Remote Sawmill Operation
Authors: O’Keefe, J.B.; Wade, P.F.
Journal: MIS Quarterly (1987)
DOI: 10.2307/248672
<jats:p>With the widespread popularity and reliability of microcomputers and the availability of easy-to-use application generators and application packages, it has become possible to introduce computer systems into environments where this was not practical either from a technical or an economic standpoint. This paper will describe how an integrated, multi-application system was developed and successfully implemented two years ago for a forest products company. Emphasis will be placed on: ▪ How the application generator aided or constrained development.▪ How the development process and system design differed from the traditional approach, in view of the requirement that the system should operate entirely without trained technical support.</jats:p>