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| Decision Support System (DSS) | Executive Information System (EIS) |
| 1. Decision Support system can be defined as ainformation system that provides tools to mangers to assist them in solving semi- structured and unstructured problems in
their own. |
1. Executive information system is a tool provided to the executive body, which provides direct and online access to the timely, accurate and relevant
information in a useful and navigable |
| format. | |
| 2. DSS itself does not make any decision rather it provides analysis and all the possible results so that managers can make the
decision on his own. |
2. Executive Information systems get the input from the reports of supervisory level system. EIS also can have access to other decision support system. |
| 3. Thus DSS is a support to the human decision making process instead of being a decision
maker. |
3. EIS can be helpful for decision making, analysis, policy and strategy
formulation. |
| 4.DSS can be made access to the limited person in the organization. It is accessible to only those persons who are in decision
making position. |
4. EIS is mainly accessible to top level management of the organization. |