How does the information presented by MIS differ from that of DSS?

MIS gives fixed, predefined summary/exception reports; DSS gives flexible user-selected results from queries and models

MIS gives flexible user-selected results; DSS gives fixed reports

Both give identical fixed reports

MIS gives forecasts; DSS gives only historical data

Which describes the processing in a DSS?

Interactive on-demand processing using analytical models and what-if analysis

Batch periodic summarisation of TPS data by fixed programs

Manual recording without any model

A manager needs a new kind of report. Why is this faster in a DSS than in an MIS?

In a DSS the user changes inputs and rules, while in an MIS a new report needs programming

DSS has no models so nothing needs changing

MIS users are active and write their own queries

DSS reports are always preprinted

Which pairing is correct?

MIS: structured routine, passive user; DSS: semi-structured non-routine, active user

MIS: semi-structured, active user; DSS: structured, passive user

Both serve only structured problems

MIS: models central; DSS: models little or none

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MIS vs DSS information and processing

Short answer

MIS presents fixed predefined summary and exception reports produced by batch processing of internal data, with little modeling and passive users. DSS presents flexible user-selected results from queries and models, processed interactively on demand, with active user involvement and central role of analytical models.

How do you differentiate between MIS and DSS systems with respect to the information they present to users and the way information are processed?

Basis	MIS	DSS
Information presented	Fixed, predefined, summary and exception reports (daily, weekly, monthly)	Flexible, user-selected results from queries, models, charts and scenarios
Nature of information	Describes what has happened, mostly historical and internal	Supports what could happen; internal plus external, forecasts
Level of detail	Standard summaries	Detailed or summarised as needed
Decision type served	Structured, routine problems	Semi-structured, non-routine problems
Processing	Batch/periodic extraction and summarisation of TPS data by fixed programs	Interactive, on-demand processing using analytical models and what-if analysis
Role of model	Little or none	Models (optimisation, simulation, forecasting) are central
User involvement	Passive, receives reports	Active, user guides the analysis
Response to change	Slow; new report needs programming	Fast; user changes inputs and rules
Example	Monthly stock report	Evaluating price changes on profit

In short, MIS presents standard information produced by fixed processing, while DSS lets the user build information interactively through analysis.

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