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The chapter is meant to familiarize the reader with the general notions concerning a well-defined class of information systems, namely the decision support systems (DSS).
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Filip, F.G., Zamfirescu, CB., Ciurea, C. (2017). Decision Support Systems. In: Computer-Supported Collaborative Decision-Making. Automation, Collaboration, & E-Services, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47221-8_2
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