Semi structured problems page 14

Fall between structured and unstructured problems, having some structured elements and some unstructured elements.

eg's

• Trading bonds
• setting marketing budgets
• capital aquisition analysis

see chart

discuss at an introductory level how information technology can be used to assist managerial decision-making;

• Speedy computations
• Improved communications and collaboration
• Increased productivity of group members
• Improved data management
• Mnaging giant data warehouses
• Quality support
• Agility support
• Overcomming cognitive limits in processing and storing information
• Using the web
• Anywhere anytime support

Highly suitable for structured and semi structured problems.