Discussions on first chapter of isca

Non-programmed decisions or unstructured decisions are those which are made on situations and problems which are novel and non-repetitive and about which not much knowledge and information are available. They are non-programmed in the sense that they are made not by reference to any pre-determined guidelines, standard operating procedures, precedents and rules. There is no simple or single best way of making decisions on unstructured problems, which change their character from time to time, which are surrounded by uncertainty

khushboo pl wait let us also come to the topics which u r dealing

components of COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM (CBIS):

 

1. Haredware (Cpu, storage system etc.,)

 

2.software

 

3.data

 

4.established procedures and policies

 

5.people

Pl explain operation support system

kushboo, pls. continue with MSS and OAS

The informations system is broadly classifed into three viz., 1. Operations support system(oss).2. Management support System. 3. Office Automation system

 

 

OSS , is to improve the operational efficiency of the enterprise.They are primiarily concered with the operations of the organisations by using the internal data primarily for managers at lower leves.

 

Madhavi, are u clear on OSS??

ya clear give me some topic i will also discuss

Pls. discuss ERP

ERP is a fully integrated business management system covering functionl areas of of an enterprise like logistircs, production, finance, accounting and HR 2. It organizes and integrates operation processes and information flows to make optimum use of resources such as men, money, material and machine 3. ERP promises one database, one applicationa and one user interface for the entire enterprise 4. Taking information from every function it is a tool to assists employees and managers plan, monitor and controlt the entire business

Features of ERP : Some of the major features of ERP and what ERP can do for the business system are as follows: (i) ERP provides multi-platform, multi-facility, multi-code manufacturing, multi currency, and multi-lingual facilities. (ii) It supports strategic and business planning activities, operational planning and execution activities and creation of resources. All these functions are effectively integrated for flow and updation of information immediately upon entry of any information. (iii) It has end-to-end Supply Chain Management (SCM) to optimize the overall demand and supply of data.

(iv) It facilitates organization-wide integrated information system covering all functional areas like – production, marketing, finance and accounting and human resources. (v) It performs core activities and increases customer service, thereby augmenting the corporate image. (vi) It bridges the information gap across organizations. (vii) It provides complete integration of system not only across departments but also across companies under the same management. (viii) It allows automatic introduction of the latest technologies like electronic funds transfer (EFT), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Internet, Video conferencing, Electronic commerce (E-Commerce) etc. (ix) It eliminates most of the business problems like material shortage, productivity enhancement, customer service, cash management, inventory management, quality management, prompt delivery etc.

explain decision support systems

Decision support system(DSS) are a specific class of computerized information system that supports business and organizational decision making activities

 

Dss can be defined as a tool provided to the managers to assist them in solving semi-structured and un-structured problems in their own, somewhat personalized , way.

 

in others words, DSS supports human decision-making process, rather than providing a means to replace it.

 

systems that repalces human decisions making rather than support it are sometimes called Programmed decision system.

 

 

In other words, a Decision Support System (DSS) can be defined as a system that provides tools to managers to assist them in solving semi-structured and unstructured problems in their own