Critical Decision Support

An executive decision support system is a type of computerized information system designed to aid business executives in the decision-making process. Such executives are often asked to process information coming from multiple sources before eventually taking all of the information and attempting to make sense of it. By using an support system, executives have all of the necessary information at their fingertips and can break that information down in a much more efficient manner. These systems are generally formatted as computer software which is easy to use, quickly responsive to new information, and available to other managers who are expected to provide input to top executives.

Chief executive officers and other top business executives are often paid high salaries to perform their roles as the heads of the lucrative companies and corporations. The main reason that they command such high salaries is the fact that they are able to make important decisions involving large sums of money and the financial fates of employees and stockholders. Those decisions wouldn't be possible without some assistance, and, increasingly, that assistance comes for technology. An executive decision support system is one example of this assistance.