In these competitive times, there is great pressure to improve customer service, and at the same time to find cost savings wherever possible. Advancing computer technology has resulted in the greatest impact on business since the industrial revolution...
In these competitive times, there is great pressure to improve customer service, and at the same time to find cost savings wherever possible. Advancing computer technology has resulted in the greatest impact on business since the industrial revolution. The inventory control is no exception to this phenomenon. Decision support system(DSS) and expert system(ES) represent one of the most interesting sub areas of the use of information technology in inventory control. Especially, Intelligent decision support system(IDSS), integrated ES and DSS, was significant technology in inventory parts.
Therefore, this paper developed prototype IDSS for inventory control method selection. The focus is on the development of a simple, user-friendly tool that can be used effectively by managers to increase the cost-effectiveness of their inventory system. The IDSS was constructed by using the tools of ART-IM expert system shell, CLIPER, FORTRAN 77, and SLAMSYS simulation language. The scope of this paper is limited to the single-item, single-location problems.