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relevant importance .
To know about GDSS and its
usage.
MIS DSS
Support Info about Info and modeling to
performance analyze problems
Report Periodic reports Interactive Inquiries
Form or On Demand
Format Pre-specified Flexible and Adaptable
Fixed format
Processing Extract and Analytical modeling
manipulate data of data
Dimensions TPS MIS DSS
factors
Anonymous input
Reduction of negative group
behavior
Parallel communications
Hardware : conference facility
including the room, the tables and
the chairs and should be physically
laid.
Software Tools : e-questionnaires,
e-brainstorming, idea organizers,
group dictionaries, questionnaire
tools, policy formation tools.
People : includes not only
participants but trained facilitator
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Delphi approach
Used when group decision makers are
geographically dispersed
Brainstorming
Involves decision makers offering ideas
“off the top of their heads”
Fosters creative and free thinking
Group consensus approach
Forces members in a group to reach a
unanimous decision
Teleconferencing alternative
Location of group members is distant.
Decision frequency is low.
Wide area decision
network
Location of group
members is distant.
Decision frequency is
high.
Virtual workgroups
▪ Groups of workers located
around the world working
on common problems via a
GDSS
Workstations are provided to each
attendee.
Are networked and connected to
facilitator’s workstation and the
meeting’s file server.
Activities Undertaken:
Idea Generation
Idea Organization
Prioritizing
Policy Development
Contributes to a more collaborative
atmosphere by guaranteeing
contributor’s anonymity.
Properly designed GDSS meetings
can increase the no. of ideas
generated
Most useful for tasks involving idea
generation, complex problems and
large groups.