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An ESS is an information system at the
strategic level of an organization designed
to address unstructured decision makingthrough advanced graphics &
communication.
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An ESS can be understood as a friendly, fully
customized & interactive DSS to be mostly used by
top executives & policy-makers to get permanent &
updated assessment in relation to keyquestions(information &knowledge).
A type of MIS intended to facilitate & support the
information & decision-making needs of senior
executives by providing easy access to both internal
& external information relevant to meeting the
strategic goals of the organization..
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A specialized DSS that includes all the hardware,
software, data, procedures, and people used to assist
senior-level executives within the organization.
Board of Directors
President
Function Area Vice Presidents
Function Area Managers
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Reporting tool (software) that allows you to turn your
organization's data into useful summarized reports.
These reports are generally used by executive levelmanagers for quick access to reports coming from all
company levels and departments such as billing, cost
accounting , staffing, scheduling, and more.
They supply the necessary tools to seniormanagement.
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Also known as executive information system.
They are information systems which provide relevant
information is more important at the top level.
Designed to meet the information requirements of top
level executives.
Provides valuable information & assistance to the toplevel executives
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An ESS can supply the summarized information
executives need & yet provide the opportunity to drill
down to more detail if necessary.
As technology advances ,ESS are able to link data from
various sources both internal & external to provide the
amount & kind of information executives find useful.
They are turning out to be an easy way to manipulateInformation.
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Hardware
The basic computer hardware needed for a typical EIS includes
four components:
Input data entry devices. These devices allow the executive to
enter, verify, and update data immediately.
The central processing unit (CPU), which is the kernel because it
controls the other computer system components;
Data storage files. The executive can use this part to save usefulbusiness information, and this part also help the executive to search
historical business information easily;
Output devices, which provide a visual or permanent record for
the executive to save or read. This device refers to the visual output
device or printer.
COMPONENTS OF AN ESS
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SoftwareThe basic software needed for a typical EIS includes four
components:
Text base software. The most common form of text are probably
documents.
Database. Heterogeneous databases residing on a range of
vendor-specific and open computer platforms help executives
access both internal and external data.
Graphic base. Graphics can turn volumes of text and statistics
into visual information for executives. Typical graphic types are:
time series charts, are: time series charts, scatter diagrams scatter
diagrams, maps, motion, graphics, sequence charts, and
comparison-oriented graphs(i.e., bar charts ).
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User InterfaceSeveral types of interfaces can be available to the EIS structure,
such as scheduled reports, questions/answers, menu driven,
command language, natural language, and input/output.
The ideal interface for an EIS would be simple to use and highlyflexible, providing consistent performance, reflecting the
executives world, and containing help information.
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FEATURES OF AN EXECUTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM
Meant for higher level management.
Pervasive in nature.
Emphasis on external data.Information in summary form..
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BENEFITS OF AN EXECUTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM
Flexibility
Reduce information overload
Monitoring PerformanceImprove the Performance
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CAPABILITIES OF AN ESS
Support For
Defining Overall Vision
Strategic Planning
Strategic Organizing and Staffing
Strategic Control
Crisis Management
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ESS ApplicationsManufacturing
Marketing
Financial
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ADVANTAGES OF ESSEasy for upper level executives to use, extensive
computer experience is not required in operations.
Provides timely delivery of company summaryInformation.
Information that is provided is better understood.
Filters data for management.
Improves to tracking information.
Offers efficiency to decision maker.
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DISADVANTAGES OF ESSLimited functionality, by design
Information overload for some managers
Benefits hard to quantify
High implementation costs
System may become slow, large, and hard to manage
Need good internal processes for data management
May lead to less reliable and less secure data
System dependent
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SUMMARYESSs meet the needs of corporate executives by providing them with
vast amounts of information quickly & in graphical form to help them
make effective decisions.
ESS must be flexible , easy to use, & contain both internal andexternal sources of information.
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