Decision Support System & Mis

SYLLABUS

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM & MIS

MBA–3rd SEMESTER, M.D.U., ROHTAK

External Marks : 70

Time : 3 hrs.

Internal Marks : 30

UNIT - I

Decision Support System : Overview, components and classification, steps in

constructing a dss, role in business, group decision support system.

UNIT - II

Information system for strategic advantage, strategic role for information system,

breaking business barriers, reengineering business process, improving business

qualities.

UNIT - III

Information system analysis and design, information SDLC, hardware and software

acquisition, system testing, documentation and its tools, conversion methods.

UNIT - IV

Marketing IS, Manufacturing IS, Accounting IS, Financial IS.

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MBA 3rd Semester (DDE)

UNIT – I

Q.

Define Decision Support System. Explain its characteristics and need.

Ans. A decision support system is an information system application that assists decision

making. DSS tends to be used in planning, analyzing, alternatives and trial and error

search for solutions. A DSS as a system that provide tools to managers to assist them

in solving semi structured and unstructured problems in their own. In other words, A

DSS is an information system that support to managers for decision making. DSS is

the intellectual resources of individuals with the capabilities of the computer to

improve the quality of decision.

A DSS can be defined as a computer based information system that aids a decision

maker in taking decisions for semi-structured problems.

Definition of DSS: - “A decision support system is a specialized kind of information system

which is an interactive system that supports in the decision making process of a manager in

an organization especially in semi-structured and unstructured situations. The system

utilizes information, models and data manipulation tools to help make decisions in semistructured to unstructured situations.

As a conclusion we...