Decision Supporting System For Inventory Management

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Over the last several decades there has been much speculation about the role of computers in management. Predictions that computers would take over many management functions encouraged counter claims that computers could have only minimal impact since most management functions cannot be automated. The experience to date has fallen between the two extremes. Although very few management functions have been automated, advances in information retrieval, processing, and display technologies have certainly led to significant computer applications …