DSS

Decision support systems are generally thought of as computer-based systems that help decision makers confront problems through direct interaction with data and analytical models. Some of the classic decision support systems texts show that the focus of research and application of decision support systems has to a large extent been on individual managers and on organizational decision processes.

Decision support systems provide a set of opportunities directed toward improving the efficiency and productivity of managers and professionals, boosting the organization’s effectiveness, and rationalizing the decision making process within an organizational context. They aim at realizing the desire for accurate, timely and relevant information to help individual managers in organizations deal with an increasingly turbulent economic environment and the growing pressures of competition.