MIS and Decision Making
Badaro Campus
Management Information System
The Role of MIS in the Decision-Making Process
Problem solving and decision-making are two important skills for any business process. Problem solving often involves decision-making, which is mainly important for management and leadership. According to BusinessDictionary.com, decision-making is “The thought process of selecting a logical choice from the available options.” Thus, logical decision-making is an important part of all science-based professions, where specialists apply their knowledge in a given area to make suitable decisions. For example, medical decision-making often involves making a diagnosis and selecting an …show more content…
-“The concept of programmed decision making is the finest tool available to the MIS designers, whereby he/she can transfer decision making from a decision maker to the MIS and still retain the responsibility and accountability with the decision maker or the manager.” (Kohli, 2007). In case of non-programmed decisions, the MIS should provide the decision support