An application of a generalized management information system to energy policy and decision making : the user's view
This paper presents an approach to the development and use of management information systems that is particularly applicable to systems with the following characteristics: - several classes of users, each of which has a different degree of sophistication - complex and changing security req...
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| description | This paper presents an approach to the development and use of
management information systems that is particularly applicable to systems
with the following characteristics:
- several classes of users, each of which has a different
degree of sophistication
- complex and changing security requirements
- data exhibits complex and changing inter-relationships
- changing needs to be met by information system
- must be built quickly nd inexpensively
- complex data validation requirements
The approach is hierarchical from the user's view in that he may
access the system at distinct levels, corresponding to his degree of
computer sophistication. A casual user has high level primitives to work
with, while an experienced user has more flexible but more detailed low-
level primitives.
We also have advocated that such systems be implemented in a hierarchical
fashion, because this technique provides for ease of debugging, independence
of hardware, and a basis for investigating properties of completeness,
integrity, correctness, and performance. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/275082019-04-12T07:20:53Z An application of a generalized management information system to energy policy and decision making : the user's view Donovan, John J. Management information systems Energy policy in United States -- Data processing This paper presents an approach to the development and use of management information systems that is particularly applicable to systems with the following characteristics: - several classes of users, each of which has a different degree of sophistication - complex and changing security requirements - data exhibits complex and changing inter-relationships - changing needs to be met by information system - must be built quickly nd inexpensively - complex data validation requirements The approach is hierarchical from the user's view in that he may access the system at distinct levels, corresponding to his degree of computer sophistication. A casual user has high level primitives to work with, while an experienced user has more flexible but more detailed low- level primitives. We also have advocated that such systems be implemented in a hierarchical fashion, because this technique provides for ease of debugging, independence of hardware, and a basis for investigating properties of completeness, integrity, correctness, and performance. 2005-09-21T15:55:05Z 2005-09-21T15:55:05Z 1975 Technical Report 02321251 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/27508 en_US MIT-EL 75-008 784259 bytes application/pdf application/pdf MIT Energy Lab |
| spellingShingle | Management information systems Energy policy in United States -- Data processing Donovan, John J. An application of a generalized management information system to energy policy and decision making : the user's view |
| title | An application of a generalized management information system to energy policy and decision making : the user's view |
| title_full | An application of a generalized management information system to energy policy and decision making : the user's view |
| title_fullStr | An application of a generalized management information system to energy policy and decision making : the user's view |
| title_full_unstemmed | An application of a generalized management information system to energy policy and decision making : the user's view |
| title_short | An application of a generalized management information system to energy policy and decision making : the user's view |
| title_sort | application of a generalized management information system to energy policy and decision making the user s view |
| topic | Management information systems Energy policy in United States -- Data processing |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/27508 |
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