| Learning Objectives (See related pages)
After reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to: - Identify the changes taking place in the form and use of decision support in business.
- Identify the role and reporting alternatives of management information systems.
- Describe how online analytical processing can meet key information needs of managers.
- Explain the decision support system concept and how it differs from traditional management information systems.
- Explain how the following information systems can support the information needs of executives, managers, and business professionals:
- Executive information systems
- Enterprise information portals
- Knowledge management systems
- Identify how neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, virtual reality, and intelligent agents can be used in business.
- Give examples of several ways expert systems can be used in business decision-making situations.
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