An initial concept study for a product management decision support system (PMDSS) supporting executives in a manufacturing, marketing and distribution company

Abstract

This paper is the initial design concept for a Decision Support System (DSS) which will allow executives and their first echelon staff to answer questions relating to product management and will support the analysis of management issues relating to manufacturing, marketing, and distribution by an executive on his Personal Computer (PC).

This paper is intended to satisfy two objectives:

1) describe all functional requirements that a completed Product Management Decision Support System (PMDSS) should satisfy

2) describe the technical approach to satisfying these requirements to show its feasibility and, to give enough details to support prototype software development.