This project is investigating the effect of constraints on the designer and design when using CASE technology. The project will develop a variable constraint CASE tool which aims to improve both the quality of the resultant design and the productivity of the designer through the provision of a constraint tailored tool. This project seeks to identify how firms can use electronic commerce for strategic advantage. This project is developing a methodology and toolset to assist organisations in the establishment of a measurement-based improvement initiative. Information Utilization and Decision Making - The explosion of information that is available for decision making does not guarantee better decisions.
Most people complain that they are increasingly suffering from an overload of information.
Unfortunately, there does not appear to be an equivalent development of mechanisms for handling the new amounts of information. This research examines the capacities for people to utilize information and the contribution of computer-based information systems to decision making. This project examines how computer based systems lack an ability to deal effectively with the types of information that are required at various levels of management. It also examines why managers are reluctant to place too much emphasis on the output from computer based decision support systems. Judgmental Forecasting and Decision Making - Work is centred on the accuracy of judgment, the use of information in making those judgments and the contribution of computer based decision aids in improving judgment.