The effect of rapid rural industry changes on the development of a decision support system for dairy farmers in Australia

Don Kerr; H Winklhofer

doi:10.1016/j.compag.2005.09.001

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The effect of rapid rural industry changes on the development of a decision support system for dairy farmers in Australia

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The effect of rapid rural industry changes on the development of a decision support system for dairy farmers in Australia

Don Kerr and H Winklhofer

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Vol.50(1), pp.61-69

2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2005.09.001

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Other Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Information Systems

knowledge based decision support system

dairy industry

industry regulation

This 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.

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Title: The effect of rapid rural industry changes on the development of a decision support system for dairy farmers in Australia
Authors: Don Kerr (Author) - Griffith University
H Winklhofer (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Vol.50(1), pp.61-69
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2005.09.001
ISSN: 0168-1699
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449858002621
Output Type: Journal article

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