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Management Support Systems

Notes 4. Discuss the Characteristics of decision support system.
5. Interaction also represents important characteristics of decision support systems. Comment.
6. What are the components of Decision Support Systems.
7. Discuss the functions performed by data management component.

8. Explain the use of Model Management Component with example.
9. Which component is used to communicate with the Decision Support System? Discuss.
10. Make distinction between user interface component and knowledge management
component.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Decision Support System (DSS) 2. Business Intelligence systems
3. Tool 4. False
5. True 6. True

7. False 8. Data management
9. Model 10. Model management
11. User Interface 12. User interface
13. Knowledge management 14. Database management system
15. Variables

3.7 Further Readings

Books Daniel Power, 2002, Decision Support Systems: Concepts and Resources for Managers,
Greenwood Publishing Group
Efraim Turban, 1995, Decision Support and Expert Systems: Management Support
Systems, Prentice Hall
Harry Katzan, 1984, Management Support Systems, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Company
K. Sarukesi, 2004, Decision Support Systems, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Online links http://anale-informatica.tibiscus.ro/download/lucrari/7-1-33-Stanciu.pdf

http://dspace.upce.cz/bitstream/10195/32436/1/CL585.pdf
http://mis.postech.ac.kr/class/MEIE580_DSS/paper/Decision%20S
upport%20Systems_A%20Summary,%20Problems,%20and%20Future%20Trends.pdf

http://www.cadrc.calpoly.edu/pdf/decision_brochure.pdf

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