| A decision support system (DSS) is defined as the | | | | ahead to update their strategy once the current results |
| method used to represent data in a different | | | | have been analyzed and evaluated in full detail. |
| perception as to ease making decisions based on it. It | | | | The main goal of the decision support system is to |
| is not that simple to make the right judgment in the | | | | collect the data, then analyze and shape the collected |
| business world. It needs to be based on the quality of | | | | data to try to make the right decisions or plan for |
| the data and proceed with a scan through the data | | | | strategies based on the result of the analysis. It does |
| and analyzing it to find ways for business solutions and | | | | not really matter whether people, databases or even |
| strategies. DSS is available now in a computer | | | | computers are involved in the decisions making as it is |
| software form together with a human component that | | | | just a simple procedure of gathering raw unstructured |
| can execute a large size of data and select among | | | | data to aid in the process of decision making. |
| the many choices. | | | | One should be reminded that the computers and |
| Although many people think that the decision support | | | | artificial intelligence is the one behind the screen that is |
| system is just an extra tool for the business, most of | | | | assisting to program all these data. Even so this is |
| the companies have actually started to implement this | | | | happening; it is yet dependable on us humans to |
| system as part of their daily operation activities. These | | | | execute the operations. We have to pick and choose |
| companies often download and analyze large sales | | | | the correct data, analyze and comprehend the data to |
| data, sales forecasts and budget sheets and go | | | | come up with a usable hypothesis. |