University of New South Wales Faculty of Commerce and Economics | DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (INFS5991/4891) Session 1, 1999 (23 April 1999) ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: MID SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT (RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE) STUDENT DETAILS: NAME. : CITRAYUDHA KOMALADI STUDENT NUMBER 12241351 CONTACT PHONE NUMBER _: 9313 6647 CLASS NUMBER 1 191B (Thursday 18.00-21.00) “I declare that this assignment is based on my own work and that all material previously written or published in any source by any other person has been duly acknowledged in the assignment.”Table of Content Cover Page Table of Content 1. Title 2. Clear and crisp statement of the topic being investigated in the research essay (purpose) 3, Discussion of the significance of the topic 4, Brief discussion of 3 key issues to be discussed in this rescarch essay References iiINFS5991 Decision Support System Dr. Wayne Huang 1, Title Developing a suitable Decision Support System for Technology-based Companies: A Practical Approach 2. Clear and crisp statement of the topic being investigated in the research essay (purpose) The purpose of this essay is to provide candid and crucial understanding how to make, a suitable, useful and successful decision support system for technology-based companies. 3. Discussion of the significance of the topic This topic can make a significant contribution to technology-based companies in making an effective decision support system. This essay will discuss practically what technology-based companies should carefully think about and plan from the first time in making a decision support system and through the process, in order not to waste any money and investment making a wrong or fail decision support system. The decision support system must be built to fulfill the company’s needs and help decision makers in making an effective decision that crucial to the business life of the company. 4. Brief discussion of 3 key issues to be discussed in this research essay ‘There will be 3 key issues to be discussed in this research essay: gue 1. The real practical use of a decision support system for technology Koes companies. Decision support system can be used to make an effective decision and many other important tasks, as long as it is used optimally. This essay will discuss the essential and practical of the several real uses of a decision support system for Technology-based companies. Realising the real use for the company will automatically lead to decide whi decision support system will be chosen to support the company. - 2. Who and what should be involved in successfully making a decision support system for technology based companies. ‘The important things for making a successful decision support system for technology- based companies are to involve the crucial end-users, such as management, and the suitable decision support software system. If the end-users are involved from the first time Prepared by: Citravudha Komaladi Page | of 3INFS5991 Decision Support System Dr. Wayne Huang in making and deciding which decision support software system, then the initial purpose of using decision support system will be accomplished. 3, Some criterias to be considered as a good decision support system for technology-based | ~ companies. ‘There are some crucial basic criterias of the decision support system that have to be * considered as a good decision support system. These criterias have to be referred always while in the process of making a decision support system, in order to stay alert of what the first purpose is in making decision support system for technology-based companies. Prepared by: Citrayudha Komaladi Page 2 of 3INFS5991 Decision Support System Dr. Wayne Huang References 1, Alexander, David J, (1986) ‘Planning and building a DSS’, Datamation, March 15, 1986 Vol. 32, page 115-117, Cahners Publishing Co. 2. Darling, Charles B. (1996) ‘Build an application development framework for DSS’, Datamation, April 15, 1996 Vol. 42, No. 8, page 82-84, Cahners Publishing Associates LP. 3. Forgionne, Guisseppi A. and Frager, Yehuda S. (1998) ‘The US Army Relies on Decision ‘Support Systems in Allocating Housing Resources’, Interfaces, Vol. 28, 2 March-April 1998, page 72-79, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Science. 4, Kay, Emily (1996) ‘Decisions decisions’, Information Week, June 7, 1996 No. 584, page 73-16, CMP Publications, Inc. 5. Maynard, Donald (1999) ‘Information Models; Windows of Opportunity’, Intelligent Enterprise, Jan 26, 1999, Vol. 2 i2, page 43-49, Mé&eT Publishing Inc. 6. O'Keefe, Robert M, and McEachern, Tim (1998), ‘Web-based Customer Decision Support ‘Systems’, Communications of the ACM, March 1998, Vol. 41, No. 3, page 71-78, ACM, Inc. Prepared by: Citrayudha Komaladi Page 3 of 3