Making Tough Choices: A Decision Support Tool Helps Managers Develop Malaysia's Furniture Industry
研究了一个帮助马来西亚家具业管理者制定年度分配目标的决策支持工具，该工具能设定需求、质量和绩效目标，并分析不同分配策略的影响。
The article reports on a study relating to a decision support tool designed to aid managers in Malaysia's furniture industry. The decision tool program set goals for annual allocation including meeting the overall furniture demand, achieving a desired level of average quality for all furniture produced, and achieving a desired level of average firm performance. The tool was also utilized to investigate the possible impact of different allocation strategies. The study indicates that the tool helped program managers in Malaysia by shedding light on previous allocation decisions by clarifying the specific rules that managers used.