IS A TOOL FOR MAKING BETTER DECISIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION
Introduction
Decision Supports Systems
(DSS) are computer-based
information systems designed
in such a way that help
managers to select one of the
many alternative solutions to a
problem.
It helps corporate to
increase market
share, reduce costs,
increase profitability
and enhance quality.
Problem Statement
Decision Support System is a
tool for making better
decisions in the organization
with respect to Birla
Corporation Limited.
After preliminary study it was felt to
develop a DSS Model for various
functionalities specifically maintaining
attendance by computerized methods
1. Storing each employee’s individual
detailed information requires much
documentation and keeping of these
documents is another tedious work.
2. Reporting of old attendance details of
a particular worker is too much difficult in
existing system.
3. Any calculation mistake is existing
system could lead to erroneous result.
4. There are not well-defined
authorizations and security levels in the
current FoxPro based system.
5. There are no facilities of full
database backups and there is always
panic situation of data loss.
Characteristics of DSS
1. Handle large amounts of data like
database searches 2. Obtain and
process data from different sources
3. Provide report and presentation
flexibility to suit the decision
maker's needs 4. Have both textual
and graphical orientation like charts,
trend lines, tables and more
Capabilities of DSS
1. Support for problem-solving phases
including the intelligence, design,
choice, implementation and
monitoring 2. Support for different
decision frequencies that range from
one-of-a-kind 3. One-of-a-kind
decisions are handled by an ad hoc DSS
4. Repetitive decisions are handled by
institutional DSS
Decision Making and
Problem Solving Process
The Decision making process
starts with the intelligence
phase, where, potential
problems and /or
opportunities are identified
and defined.
Design and Development of DSS
The development process of DSS
relates with the long-term business
plans of the organizations. DSS
requires resources like capital, time
and capacity. The Decision Support
System (DSS) may be developed
using following ways: 1. Prototype
method 2. Life cycle approach
A. Designing of DSS for Attendance Capturing & Recording System
B. Responsibilities
Employing Activity’s Responsibilities
Approving official’s Responsibility
Timekeeping Responsibilities
C. Decision Making at Top Level
E. Reporting from the Designed DSS
1. Worker’s individual information is
stored separately. 2. Searching of
particular information became faster. 4.
Due to user friendly interface the matter
became easy to understand. 5. Password
oriented system increased security of data.
A decision is basically resource
allocation process that is irreversible
except that a fresh decision may reverse
it or it may overrule the earlier one.
1. Timekeeping is a critical function,
which may be performed by the
individual employee, Timekeeper,