Decision Support System (DSS)
Decision Support System (DSS)
- Define what a Decision Support System is.
- Explain why a Decision Support System is the appropriate tool for this project.
- From the results of the Decision Support System results discuss the following (keeping in mind the information provided in the preamble on page 2):
- Which Mark-up Type would be most appropriate for the business? Why?
- How would the choice of the Mark-up Type impact on the customer’s decision to purchase from the company? Why?
- What would be the impact on the business’s profit if the plan to provide a discount to large orders was implemented? Why?
- Which Recommended Freight Type would be most appropriate for the business? Why?
- What would be the impact that the different Recommended Freight Types would have on the business’s profit if the cost was transferred to the business instead of the customer (as discussed in the preamble)? Why?
- Which country would be most appropriate for the business to import from at the moment? Why?
- What issues could cause the business to rethink its choice of country of import? Why?
The essay should be using a proportional font (eg. Arial, Times New Roman etc.), with a font size of 11 or 12, and be laid out using 1 ½ line spacing.