Note: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Key Points -- Decision Support Systems for Industry -- 1 FINALGRANT: A Financial Linked Data Graph Analysis and Recommendation Tool -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fundamental Analysis -- 2.1 Financial Ratios -- 2.2 Financial Statements -- 2.3 Financial Statements in XBRL -- 3 The XBRL-Linked Data Transformation Process with FINALGRANT -- 3.1 Semantic Model for Financial Data -- 4 Case Study: Financial Analysis of Walmart with FINALGRANT -- 4.1 Walmart's Current Ratio -- 4.2 Walmart's Working Capital Ratio -- 4.3 Walmart's Acid-Test Ratio -- 4.4 Debt Ratio -- 4.4.1 Walmart's Debt Ratio -- 4.5 Additional Data -- 4.6 Case Study Conclusions -- 5 Research Conclusions and Further Work Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Constructing and Interrogating Actor Histories -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Actors and Histories -- 4 Constructing Histories -- 5 Interrogation of Histories -- 5.1 Typed Logic Programming -- 5.2 Meta Representation -- 5.3 Meta Interpreter -- 6 Evaluation -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Challenges in the Design of Decision Support Systems for Port and Maritime Supply Chains -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Components of a Decision Support System -- 3 Methodology -- 4 DSS in Port and Maritime Supply Chains: State of the Art -- 4.1 Journals and Research Groups Descriptive Statistics -- 4.2 Problems and Solution Approaches -- 4.2.1 Shipping Lines Problems -- 4.2.2 Container and Bulk Terminals -- 4.2.3 Interface Port-Container (Bulk) Terminals -- 4.2.4 Port and Maritime Management Issues -- 4.3 Data Analytics Methods -- 4.4 Collective Decision Making and Technological Innovations -- 5 Discussion and Implications -- 5.1 Discussion -- 5.2 Implications -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements. , References -- 4 Analyzing the Impact of a Decision Support System on a Medium Sized Apparel Company -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Related Works -- 2.2 The Representative Apparel Company -- 3 The Proposed DSS -- 3.1 The Design of the DSS -- 3.2 The Development of the DSS -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 A Multicriteria Decision Support System Framework for Computer Selection -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Computer Adoption -- 1.2 Computer Attributes -- 1.3 The Multi-attribute Approach for Alternative Selection -- 1.4 Research Problem and Objective -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Integrating the Decision Group -- 2.2 Identifying Attributes -- 2.3 Selecting Evaluation Attributes -- 2.4 Identifying Alternatives -- 2.5 Selecting a Multi-attribute Technique -- 2.6 AHP and TOPSIS Techniques -- 2.6.1 AHP: Attribute Weighting -- 2.6.2 TOPSIS -- 3 Case Study -- 3.1 Integrating the Decision Group -- 3.2 Identifying Alternatives -- 3.3 Evaluated Attributes -- 3.3.1 Quantitative Attributes -- 3.3.2 Qualitative Attributes -- 3.3.3 Final Decision Matrix -- 3.3.4 Attributes Weighting-Using AHP -- 3.3.5 Normalization of Attributes -- 3.3.6 Weighting Normalized Attributes -- 3.3.7 Calculating Distances to the Ideal Solution -- 3.3.8 Calculating the Decision Index -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Future Research -- References -- 6 An Agent-Based Memetic Algorithm for Solving Three-Level Freight Distribution Problems -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Three-Level Logistic Distribution Problem -- 2.1 Mathematical Formulation Three-Level Logistic Distribution Problem -- 2.2 Multi-Agent Systems for Solving Logistics Problems -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Multi-agent Model -- 3.2 Agent-Based Memetic Algorithm -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References. , Case Studies: Clinical, Emergency Management and Pollution Control -- 7 DiabSoft: A System for Diabetes Prevention, Monitoring, and Treatment -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 3 Architecture of DiabSoft System -- 3.1 Overview of the Architecture Based on Its Functionality -- 4 Case Study -- 4.1 User Monitoring -- 4.1.1 Record of Symptoms, Vital Signs and User Habits -- 4.1.2 Recommendations for Diabetes Prevention and Care -- 5 Conclusions and Future Directions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8 Health Monitor: An Intelligent Platform for the Monitorization of Patients of Chronic Diseases -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State of the Art -- 3 Health Monitor's Architecture -- 3.1 Parameters Monitoring -- 3.2 Alerts Management -- 3.3 Health Recommender Module -- 3.4 Monitoring of Patients -- 4 Evaluation and Results -- 4.1 Selection of Participants -- 4.2 Generation of Recommendations -- 4.3 Analysis of Results -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 Reliable and Smart Decision Support System for Emergency Management Based on Crowdsourcing Information -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 The RESCUER Vision -- 4 The Realisation of the RESCUER Vision -- 4.1 Gathering Data -- 4.2 Prioritising Data -- 4.3 Analysing Text -- 4.4 Analysing Images -- 4.5 Analysing Videos -- 4.6 Aggregating Data -- 4.7 Visualising Relevant Data -- 4.8 Further Features -- 5 The Evaluation of the RESCUER Solution -- 6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 Intelligent Decision Support for Unconventional Emergencies -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Brief Account of Related Work -- 3 An Intelligent Decision Support System for Unconventional Emergencies -- 3.1 Research Gaps -- 3.2 Problem Statement -- 3.3 Tools -- 4 Knowledge Representation and Storage. , 4.1 Creating the Ontology of Emergency Situations and Resources -- 4.2 Archiving Past Experiences (Storing Cases) -- 4.3 Expertise Acquisition (Codifying Rules) -- 5 Generating Recommendations -- 5.1 Input and Data Pre-processing Layer (IDPL) -- 5.2 Two Level Computation Layer (2LCL) -- 5.3 Output and Data Dissemination Layer (ODDL) -- 6 Concluding Remarks and Future Proposals -- References -- 11 Information Technology in City Logistics: A Decision Support System for Off-Hour Delivery Programs -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Insights on OHD Programs-Bogota's Case -- 4 OHD Key Performance Indicators -- 4.1 KPIs Methodology Calculation -- 4.1.1 Logistics Performance KPIs -- 4.1.2 Time KPIs -- 4.1.3 Cost KPIs -- 5 Decision Support System for OHD Programs -- 5.1 Solution Architecture -- 6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References.