SISTEM PENUNJANG

KEPUTUSAN (SPK)

Management Information Systems, 9th edition,

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Pentingnya Suatu Pandangan Sistem
• Menggunakan sistem model umum dan model
lingkungan sebagai basis untuk memecahkan
masalah, berarti mengambil pandangan suatu
sistem
• Ini berarti melihat operasi bisnis sebagai sistem
didalam menentukan lingkungan yang lebih luas
• Dengan pengertian pokok konsep pemecahan
masalah ini, kita sekarang dapat menguraikan
bagaimana mereka diterapkan di dalam sistem
yang membantu pengambilan keputusan

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 MEMBANGUN KONSEP
• Beberapa elemen-elemen (Gambar 11.1) harus
ada jika seorang manajer ingin sukses dalam
memecahkan masalah
• Solusi bagi masalah sistem adalah satu terbaik
yang memungkinkan sistem untuk bertemu
objeknya, seperti dicerminkan di dalam standar
sistem prestasi
• These compare the desired state against the
current state to arrive at the solution criterion
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 Building the Concepts
• It is the manager’s responsibility to identify
alternative solutions
• Once the alternatives have been identified, the
information system is used to evaluate each one
• This evaluation should consider possible constraints,
which can be either internal or environmental
• The selection of the best solution can be
accomplished by:
• Analysis, Judgment or Bargaining
• It is important to recognize the distinction between
problems and symptoms
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 Problem Structure
• A structured problem consists of elements
and relationships between elements, all of
which are understood by the problem solver
• An unstructured problem is one that
contains no elements or relationships
between elements that are understood by the
problem solver
• A semi structured problem is one that
contains some elements or relationships that
are understood by the problem solver and
some that are not
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 Types of Decisions
• Programmed decisions are:
– repetitive and routine
– a definite procedure has been worked out for
handling them
• Non programmed decisions are:
– novel, unstructured, and unusually consequential.
There’s no cut-and-dried method for handling the
problem
– it needs a custom-tailored treatment

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 THE DSS CONCEPT
• Gorry and Scott Morton (1971) argued that an
information system that focused on single problems
faced by single managers would provide better
support
• Central to their concept was a table, called the
Gorry-Scott Morton grid (Figure 11.2) that
classifies problems in terms of problem structure
and management level
• The top level is called the strategic planning level,
the middle level the management control level, and
the lower level the operational control level
• Gorry and Scott Morton also used the term decision
support system (DSS) to describe the systems that
could provide the needed support
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 A DSS Model
• Originally the DSS was conceived to produce
periodic and special reports (responses to database
queries), and outputs from mathematical models.
• An ability was added to permit problem solvers to
work in groups
• The addition of groupware enabled the system to
function as a group decision support system
• Figure 11.3 is a model of a DSS. The arrow at the
bottom indicates how the configuration has expanded
over time
• More recently, artificial intelligence capability has
been added, along with an ability to engage in online
analytical programming (OLAP)
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 MATHEMATICAL MODELING
• A model is an abstraction of something. It represents
some object or activity, which is called an entity
• There are four basic types of models:
1. A physical model is a three-dimensional
representation of its entity
2. A narrative model, which describes its entity with
spoken or written words
3. A graphic model represents its entity with an
abstraction of lines, symbols, or shapes (Figure
11.4)
4. A mathematical formula or equation is a
mathematical model
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 Uses of Models
• Facilitate Understanding: Once a simple model is
understood, it can gradually be made more complex
so as to more accurately represent its entity
• Facilitate Communication: All four types of
models can communicate information quickly and
accurately
• Predict the Future: The mathematical model can
predict what might happen in the future but a
manager must use judgment and intuition in
evaluating the output
• A mathematical model can be classified in terms of
three dimensions: the influence of time, the degree
of certainty, and the ability to achieve optimization
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 Classes of Mathematical Models
• A static model doesn’t include time as a variable
but deals only with a particular point in time
• A model that includes time as a variable is a
dynamic model: it represents the behavior of the
entity over time
• A model that includes probabilities is called a
probabilistic model. Otherwise, it is a
deterministic model
• An optimizing model is one that selects the best
solution among the alternatives
• A sub optimizing model does not identify the
decisions that will produce the best outcome but
leaves that task to the manager
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 Simulation
• The act of using a model is called simulation while the
term scenario is used to describe the conditions that
influence a simulation
• For example, if you are simulating an inventory
system, as shown in Figure 11.5, the scenario specifies
the beginning balance and the daily sales units
• Models can be designed so that the scenario data
elements are variables, thus enabling different values
to be assigned
• The input values the manager enters to gauge their
impact on the entity are known as decision variables
• Figure 11.5 gives an example of decision variables
such as order quantity, reorder point, and lead time
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 Simulation Technique and Format
of Simulation Output
• The manager usually executes an optimizing model
only a single time
• Sub optimizing models, however, are run over and
over, in a search for the combination of decision
variables that produces a satisfying outcome (known
as playing the what-if game)
• Each time the model is run, only one decision variable
should be changed, so its influence can be seen
• This way, the problem solver systematically discovers
the combination of decisions leading to a desirable
solution
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 A Modeling Example
• A firm’s executives may use a math model to assist in
making key decisions and to simulate the effect of:
1. the price of the product
2. the amount of plant investment
3. the amount to be invested in marketing activity
4. the amount to be invested in R & D
• Furthermore, executives want to simulate 4 quarters
of activity and produce 2 reports: an operating
statement and an income statement
• Figures 11.6 and 11.7 shows the input screen used to
enter the scenario data elements for the prior quarter
and next quarter, respectively.
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 Model Output
• The next quarter’s activity (Quarter 1) is simulated,
and the after-tax profit is displayed on the screen
• The executives then study the figure and decide on
the set of decisions to be used in Quarter 2. These
decisions are entered and the simulation is repeated
• This process continues until all four quarters have
been simulated. At this point the screen has the
appearance shown in Figure 11.8
• The operating statement in Figure 11.9 and the
income statement in Figure 11.10 are displayed on
separate screens
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Modeling Advantages and Disadvantages
• Advantages:
– The modeling process is a learning experience
– The speed of the simulation process enables the consideration
of a larger number of alternatives
– Models provide a predictive power - a look into the future -
that no other information-producing method offers
– Models are less expensive than the trial-and-error method
• Disadvantages:
– The difficulty of modeling a business system will produce a
model that does not capture all of the influences on the entity
– A high degree of mathematical skill is required to develop and
properly interpret the output of complex models

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MATHEMATICAL MODELING USING
THE ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET
• The technological breakthrough that enabled
problem solvers to develop their own math models
was the electronic spreadsheet
• Figure 11.11 shows an operating budget in column
form. The columns are for: the budgeted expenses,
actual expenses, and variance, while rows are used
for the various expense items
• A spreadsheet is especially well-suited for use as a
dynamic model. The columns are excellent for the
time periods, as illustrated in Figure 11.12
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 The Spreadsheet Model Interface
• When using a spreadsheet as a mathematical model,
the user can enter data or make changes directly to the
spreadsheet cells, or by using a GUI
• The pricing model described earlier in Figures 11.6-
11.10 could have been developed using a spreadsheet,
and had the graphical user interface added
• The interface could be created using a programming
language such as Visual Basic and would likely require
an information specialist to develop
• A development approach would be for the user to
develop the spreadsheet and then have the interface
added by an information specialist
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• Artificial intelligence (AI) seeks to duplicate
some types of human reasoning
• AI is being applied in business in knowledge-
based systems, which use human knowledge to
solve problems
• The most popular type of knowledge-based system
are expert systems, which are computer programs
that try to represent the knowledge of human
experts in the form of heuristics
• These heuristics allow an expert system to consult
on how to solve a problem: called a consultation -
the user consults the expert system for advice
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 The Expert System Configuration
• An expert system consists of four main parts:
– The user interface enables the manager to enter instructions
and information into the expert system and to receive
information from it
– The knowledge base contains both facts that describe the
problem domain and knowledge representation techniques
that describe how the facts fit together in a logical manner
– The inference engine is the portion of the expert system that
performs reasoning by using the contents of the knowledge
base in a particular sequence
– The development engine is used to create the expert system
using two basic approaches: programming languages and
expert system shells
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 The Inference Engine
• The inference engine performs reasoning by using the
contents of the knowledge base
• During the consultation, the engine examines the rules
of the knowledge base one by one. When a rule’s
condition is true, the specified action is taken
• The process of examining the rules continues until a
pass has been made through the entire rule set
• More than one pass usually is necessary in order to
assign a value to the problem solution, which is called
the goal variable
• The passes continue as long as it is possible to fire
rules. When no more rules can be fired, the reasoning
process ceases
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 The Development Engine
• The fourth major expert system component is the
development engine, used to create an expert system.
• There are two basic approaches: programming
languages and an expert system shell -- a ready-made
processor that can be tailored to a specific problem
domain through the addition of the appropriate
knowledge base
• A popular approach is called case-based reasoning
(CBR). Some systems employ knowledge expressed
in the form of a decision tree
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 GROUP DECISION SUPPORT
SYSTEMS
• GDSS is “a computer-based system supporting
groups of people engaged in a common task or
goal that provides an interface to a shared
environment”
• The software used in these settings is called
groupware
• The underlying assumption of the GDSS is that
improved communications make improved
decisions possible
• Figure 11.13 shows four possible GDSS settings
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 GDSS Environmental Settings
• In each setting, group members may meet at the same
or at different times. A synchronous exchange occurs if
members meet at the same time. When they meet at
different times it’s called an asynchronous exchange
• A decision room is the setting for small groups of
people meeting face-to-face
• Two unique GDSS features are parallel
communication (when all participants enter comments
at the same time), and anonymity (when nobody is
able to tell who entered a particular comment)
• When it is impossible for small groups of people to
meet face-to-face, the members can interact by means
of a local area network, or LAN
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 PUTTING THE DSS IN
PERSPECTIVE
• The expansion of scope since Gorry and
Scott-Morton is testimony to the success
that DSSs have enjoyed
• The concept has worked so well that
developers are continually thinking of new
features to incorporate, such as groupware
• AI can give a DSS an additional level of
decision support that was not originally
intended by the earliest DSS developers
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