Chapter 12,Management & Decision Support Systems,Basic Information Technology

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3.  Management Information System (MIS)
 Decision Support Systems
 Activities & Tools To Enhance Decision
Making
 A Closer Look At Presentation Software

5. A Management Information System (MIS)
Is The Collection Of Both Computerized
And Manual Systems Which Provides
Information About Outgoing Activities
To An Organization’s Decision Makers.
Following Are The Steps To Explain MIS.
 People Using Management Information
 Data For Management Information
 Organizing Data Into Reports

6.  The Management Of Many Businesses Areas
Information To Operate Effectively
Administration, Counseling, Engineering,
Accounting, Manufacturing, Marketing,
Education, Personal, Public Health And Sales
Are Information Insensitive Activities
Requiring Management Decisions.

8. In This Frontline
Management Position, All
Of The Person Attention Is
Focused On Single
Organizational Unit.

9.  The Manager Of Entire Store Would Be
Considered MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
 For Example:
 A Store Manager Receives Information On
Departmental Sales Levels But Wouldn’t Need
Details Listings Of Each Sales Transactions.

10.  The President And Other
High Level Decision Maker
Of The Store Chain Are Part
Of The Organizations TOP
MANAGEMENT Are
Executives.

12.  A Decision Support System
(DSS) Is A Real Time
Computer System That Aids
Managers In Solving Problem
Through Queries And
Modeling.

13.  Modeling On A DSS May Provide The
Necessary Information.
 Does The Store Own The Land Needed?
 What Additional Building Should Be Made?
 On The Typical Visit How Much The Average
Customer Spend?
 Which Should Be Offended At The Centers?

14.  A Query Language Is Easier To Use Than
Modeling Software For Nonprofessionals.
 One Advantage Of A Query Is That A Manager
Can Use This Aspect Of A DSS Without The
Help Of Computer Professional.
 The Answer Are Solicited By Typing The
Questions, Using A Few Keywords.

16. Presentation Software Is
An Integrated Package
That Allow A User To
Input An Outline For A
Presentation.

17.  There Are Number Of Advantages.
 The Major Points Of A Lecture Or Presentation
Can Be Covered Without Using A Chalkboard .
 If A Computer Is Used In A Presentation,
Important Points In The Talk Can Be Reviewed
Or Topics Can Be Skipped At Will.
 The Speaker Has Increased Control Over The
Presentation And Organization .

18.  Most Software Packages Contain Collection Of
CLIP ART That Can Be Freely Used.
 On The Other Hand We Can Use The Different
Photographs Related To The Topics i.e
Photographs Of Libraries, Organizations, Cars
For Presenting The Showrooms etc.

19. We May Use:-
 Universal Storage Bus (USB)
 Floppy Disk
 Camera Or Scanners
 Or Other Storage Devices.

20.  They Are Easy To Modify Or Edit
 There Are Different Schemes, Themes,
Background To Change According To Your
Will Whenever You Want.
 You Can Easily Modify The Data By Using The
Tool Box.

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