What is decision support?

• Helping decision-makers make better (?) decisions.

• Better = ‘better outcomes’ = faster, more reliable, safer, higher chance of success, known consequences, less risk, recordable, etc.

• Providing tools and resources to maximise the opportunity to make a good decision.

• Techniques, information, models …

• Helping decision-makers choose the best (?) alternative from a range of alternatives.

• Intelligent systems? -- Making the decisions for the decision-makers.