Exam 12: Enhancing Decision Making

DSS primarily address structured problems.

__________________________________ are a special category of tools for helping decision makers visualize problems requiring knowledge about the geographic distribution of people or other resources

An information system for a building company that tracks construction costs for various projects across the United States would be categorized as a type of

Describe the balanced scorecard model and its role in ESS.

Forecasts,scenarios,models: These include the ability to perform linear forecasting,what-if scenario analysis,and analyze data using standard statistical tools.

Which phase of decision making finds or recognizes a problem,need,or opportunity?

During a GDSS meeting,the attendees control the use of GDSS tools.

Businesses must deal with both structured and unstructured data from many different sources,including big data.

Which of the following is not one of the five main analytic functionalities of BI systems for helping decision makers understand information and take action?

The following productions reports would be found in what business functional area? Employee productivity; compensation; workforce.

A(n)________ is a BI feature that presents users with an easy-to-understand display of information designed to convey a comprehensive view of firm performance.

Operational management and rank-and-file employees tend to make more _______________decisions

Management groups has different responsibilities and different needs for information and business intelligence,with decisions becoming less structured among _______________of management

When there is no well-understood or agreed-on procedure for making a decision,it is said to be

Describe MIS and DSS and differentiate between them.

Which of the following is not one of the six main elements in the business intelligence environment discussed in this chapter?

The type of decision that can made by following a definite procedure is called a(n)________ decision.

You are evaluating BI software from a variety of vendors.Identify six elements in the BI environment.Use your understanding of the importance of these elements to formulate six questions to ask the vendor in order to determine how their software will interplay with your needs.

An essential component in the ability of GDSS to contribute to a collaborative environment is

Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles outlines which three main categories?