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dc.contributor.authorKerr, Donald
dc.contributor.authorWinklhofer, Heidemarie
dc.contributor.editorJ.W. Hummel, R.E. Plant
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:25:29Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:25:29Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.issn01681699
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.compag.2005.09.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/4589
dc.description.abstractThis paper outlines the factors that affected the development of a knowledge based decision support system (KBDSS) during a period of rapid industry change. The development process was led by a steering committee consisting of farmers, extension officers and milk processor representatives. The committee requested that changes be made to the KBDSS as a response to different circumstances in the Australian dairy industry due to the deregulation of the milk market. These changes were implemented using the services of a software development, marketing and product placement company. The research indicates that the use of the recommended approaches to the development of a KBDSS did not work well in the rapidly changing environment and that the interpretation that is necessary to determine the effect of deregulation on farmers added conflict and complexity to the development process. Moreover, it was found that approaches such as prototyping and stakeholder involvement that are advocated in situations involving requirements uncertainty do not necessarily provide an adequate solution.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeThe Netherlands
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom61
dc.relation.ispartofpageto69
dc.relation.ispartofjournalComputers and electronics in Agriculture
dc.relation.ispartofvolume50
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAgricultural and Veterinary Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation and Computing Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode07
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode08
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode09
dc.titleThe effect of rapid rural industry changes on the development of a decision support system for dairy farmers in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2015-05-04T22:04:00Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKerr, Donald V.
gro.griffith.authorWinklhofer, Heidemarie


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