Q. Characteristics of decision support system?
Characteristics of DSS- The qualities of the DSS are as follows: -
1. DSS focus on towards providing assistance in analyzing situations rather than providing right information in form of various types of reports.
2. DSS is individual explicit. Every decisions maker can incorporate his own perceptions about the problem and analyze its effect.
3. DSS incorporates a variety of statistical, mathematical and operations research models.
4. DSS is merely supportive in nature and human decisions makers still retain their supremacy. It doesn't thrust its outcomes on the decision maker.
5. DSS is effective in providing help to solve semi-structured problems at all levels. It is utilized at first line middle level and top level management.
6. DSS requires an effective database management system. It is extensively utilizes databases.
7. DSS assists decisions makers to carry out What-if analysis.