Chapter 12 MIS

What does an EIS do?

Executive information system

give executives easy access to internal and external data

Executive information systems

Intelligence Phase

Check Weather Forecast

the best and most effective course of action is chosen.

Choice phase

Choice Phase

Chose Shorts

objective is to define criteria for the decision

Design phase

ntegrates information from multiple sources and presents it in a unified, understandable format, often as charts and graphs.

Digital Dashboard

ideas are converted into actions

Implementation phase

Implementation Phase

Put on Shorts

include a structured aspect that benefits from information retrieval, analytical models, and information systems technology.

Semistructured decisions

Design Phase

Shorts or Pants

typically one-time decisions, with no standard operating procedure pertaining to them.

Unstructured decisions

Decision support system

an interactive, flexible, computerized information system that enables managers to obtain and manipulate information as they are making decisions

structured decisions

can be automated because a well-defined standard operating procedure exists for these types of decisions

What is its focus? (EIS)

designed for executives w/ short attention spans

decision maker

intelligence phase

semi-structured decision

kinda new, kinda normal

What is a digital dashboard?

likes pictures with a lot of color

data base, model base,& interface

major components of a DSS

unstructured decision.

no play book; ex: 9/11, hurriance katrina, housing market

structured decision

normal decisions, no thought

Structured decisions is also known as

programmable tasks

What is a "Black Swan" event? What type of decision would this entail?

something that happens and changes your life and can see it happen, but doesn't stop it

What is a drill down option?

starts with no detail, but as long as you keep going down, it gets more detailed