A Prototype Management Decision System for Planning and Control

Abstract

The value of timely information as an aid in management decision making has long been recognized. For well structured and predictable problems, conventional batch processing computer techniques and management information systems technology appear to be capable of keeping pace with the rapidly increasing information needs. However, unstructured and poorly defined problems often confront high level managers in military organizations, industry or government. It appears that an interactive Management Decision System (MDS), operated and directly controlled by the manager, could provide significant assistance in making the required decisions. The report describes a prototype system that has been implemented to illustrate and evaluate the concept, and to form a basis for subsequent research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0715663

Entities

People

  • Ronald Segal

Organizations

  • Moore School of Electrical Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Batch Processing
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Critical Path Methods
  • Engineering
  • Gantt Charts
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Models
  • Prototypes
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Standards

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  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design