Decision Support System Analysis

This assignment analyzes the development of a decision support system for DFWHC (presumably a healthcare organization) based on Simon's three-phase decision-making model: Intelligence, Design, and Choice. It provides checklists to evaluate each phase, ensuring effective information gathering, system design feasibility, and cost-effective decision making aligned with client requirements.

Running head: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
Decision Support System
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1DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
Decision Support System of DFWHC using Simon’s model
The Simon’s model consists of three phases namely Intelligence Phase, Design Phase,
and Choice Phase (Pkirs.utep.edu., 2017). The decision system is formed for the development of
the DFWHC so that effective development system is formed. The analysis would provide the
management of the system integration and carrying out the development of the operations
(Hartnett et al., 2016). Following are the checklist for each of the phases of Simon’s decision
making process,
Checklist for Intelligence Phase
Check Checklist Item
 Is the information used for the decision support system prominent?
 Are the problems identified for the DFWHC significant?
 Can the Decision support system be helpful for easing the processes of DFWHC?
 Is the comparison of the information done cohesively for forming the decision
support system?
Checklist for Design Phase
Check Checklist Item
 Is any design methodology selected for the decision making system development?
 Has the design feasibility being checked by the designer of the system for
DFWHC?
 Does the support of the advanced tools being used for the system development?

2DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
 Is the design of the system symmetric and aligned to client’s requirements?
Checklist for Choice Phase
Check Checklist Item
 Have all the possible choices considered for selection of choice made?
 Is the choice taken cost effective or value benefit for DFWHC?
 Does the final decision process is taken by considering all important and crucial
factors?
 Does the client (DFWHC’s owners) approve of the decision taken?

3DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
References
Hartnett, A. T., Schertzer, E., Levin, S. A., & Couzin, I. D. (2016). Heterogeneous preference
and local nonlinearity in consensus decision making. Physical review letters, 116(3),
038701.
Pkirs.utep.edu. (2017). SIMON'S MODEL OF DECISION MAKING. UTEP Spring. Retrieved
8 November 2017, from
http://pkirs.utep.edu/mit5312/Additional%20Coverage/Tutorials/TUTSP05/60.htm