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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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DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM & MIS
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...