Question

Describe how DSS(Decision Support System) can illustrate the tenets of decision making. That is, identify how systems can provide support in a manner that is prescribed by the decisions-making literature covered in this chapter.

What changes would you make to an electronic book catalog system (such as you find in your library) to transform it into a good DSS.

Describe the DSS you might provide to Sherlock Holmes. Be sure to describe all components of a DSS.

Consider a company that has had major financial difficulties in the recent past. Discuss how the use of a DSS might have helped management to discover and repair problems earlier. Be specific in your treatment of a company.

Suppose you were attempting to justify the development of a DSS for a corporation. Discuss how you would justify the expenditures.

Examine a decision that is discussed in the newspaper or a news magazine. Discuss how the various forms of rationality are discussed as the decision is described. Did they discuss each of the forms of rationality? Why do you think that is so?

What is business intelligence? How do DSS facilitate BI?

Consider the decision-making theories associated with Piaget and discuss how these theories will impact the design of a DSS. In particular, identify a specific feature for the DSS that would be impacted by the decision-making style issues discussed by Piaget. It might be an issue with the user interface, how the modeling, or the data component. Identify the feature, how you would operationalize it, and how it illustrates Piaget's decision-making model.

Decision support system for business intelligence.

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