A Decision Support System for Technology Replacement within the High-Tech Industry

A consistent approach to the optimal selection of replacement technologies is required in industrial production. A conceptual framework for formalized representation of production technologies is outlined. The diversity of external and internal disturbances is discussed. Types of technological substitution are classified. The structure of a decision support system (DSS) and the content of its intellectual core are defined in the form of a high-level mathematical toolkit. Practical experience with the proposed tools in technological replacement is outlined.