# Decision Support System for Managers

- Institution: IIT Kharagpur
- Department: Management
- Taught by: Prof. Kunal Kanti Ghosh, Prof. Anupam Ghosh, Prof. Sujoy Bhattacharya
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/110105147)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/110105147)
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This course is designed with the purpose of making the participant an effective user as well as a builder of Decision Support systems (DSS). The course is application oriented and particularly focused towards solving semi-structured decision problems faced by managers in manufacturing and service organizations.

INTENDED AUDIENCE :Management, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and related disciplines.

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 01 : Introduction to decision support systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/2fff8a54811a) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture 02 : Components of a decision support systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/7e30549b4c16) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture 03 : Components of a decision support systems ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/582d02590251) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 04 : Models in decision support systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/6aaba2bdedf0) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 05 : Models in decision support systems ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/70d4835f6f2c) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 06 : Structured , Semi - Structured and Unstructured problems ; Models](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/15f2f83949eb) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 07 : Purpose of models ; classification of models](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/82d095bd3cba) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 08 : Solution Techniques - Optimization : Linear Programming](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/5a34a8cbe8ae) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 09 : Solution Techniques - Optimization : Linear Programming ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/c83249df8473) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 10 : Solution Techniques - Optimization : Integer Programming](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/8a7195ef1a17) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 11 : Decision Support Systems for Forecasting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/f2150fbf09d3) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 12 : Decision Support Systems for Forecasting (Contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/8506a0dec011) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 13 : Decision Support Systems for Forecasting (Contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/fd635c020c01) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 14 : Decision Support Systems for Forecasting (Contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/ce0cac31b544) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 15 : Decision Support Systems for Forecasting (Contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/6a8c1dbc104d) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 16 : Decision Making for Warehouse Location : Factor Rating & Break - Even Method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/a78b83464fd3) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 17 : Decision Making for Warehouse Location ( Contd. ) :Centre of gravity ; Ardalan heuristic and transportation cost models](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/61bb6fa20894) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 18 : Estimation of space requirement in a warehouse and concept of economic order quantity ( EOQ )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/d18210c1416a) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 19 : Economic order quantity ( EOQ ) ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/1b93b007d066) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 20 : ABC - FSN - VED Analysis ; space calculation in a warehouse - for Staging area](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/0ed5b1222a0b) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 21 : Space calculation in a warehouse : Space calculation for racks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/c3c68d0f090b) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 22 : Order Picking ; Material handling equipments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/7929522b6860) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 23 : Material Safety and Safety Equipments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/1f6b3ffe5365) (YouTube)
24. [Lecture 24 : Automated storage & replenishment systems ( AS / RS )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/1e4a825a44a4) (YouTube)
25. [Lecture 25 : Managerial Decision making in the context of warehousing and materials management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/eb696a4b4e31) (YouTube)
26. [Lecture 26 : Issues in HR ; Employee Selection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/8a24a669426a) (YouTube)
27. [Lecture 27 : Employee Selection ,Promotion and Deployment Method - Lp Method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/ded08e0057a2) (YouTube)
28. [Lecture 28 : Employee Selection ,Promotion and Deployment Method - Rating & ranking Method ; Clustering](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/632c83978798) (YouTube)
29. [Lecture 29 : Employee Selection ,Promotion and Deployment Method - BCG](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/904ae2dc8671) (YouTube)
30. [Lecture 30 : Strategizing for Business , the SWOT and Porter's Framwork Revisited](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/8b0db7e1076f) (YouTube)
31. [Lecture 31 : Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid , GE , Rule of Three](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/02addef89c8c) (YouTube)
32. [Lecture 32 : Self Actualisation Needs , Rural Marketing Challenges](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/2d69b947ff10) (YouTube)
33. [Lecture 33 : Rural Marketing ; Balanced ScoreCard](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/c350fa9a989b) (YouTube)
34. [Lecture 34 : Evaluating Investment Proposls : NPV , IRR](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/93455757f8b1) (YouTube)
35. [Lecture 35 : Costing and Pricing for Public Transport](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/88aae24060d3) (YouTube)
36. [Lecture 36 : Costing and Pricing for Hospitals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/e58e4be2a597) (YouTube)
37. [Lecture 37 : Decision Support Systems for Marketing : Decision Support Systems for Media Selection Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/2140cafb683b) (YouTube)
38. [Lecture 38 : Decision Support Systems for Marketing : Decision Support Systems for Media Selection Model ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/3958697084ab) (YouTube)
39. [Lecture 39 : Decision Support Systems for Marketing : Decision Support Systems for Product Pricing Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/2f49ed891726) (YouTube)
40. [Lecture 40 : Pricing : Model Selection Using Cross - Validation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/0215a15accc5) (YouTube)
41. [Lecture 41 : Taxation and the Distribution Network](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/0aec9ac88b93) (YouTube)
42. [Lecture 42 : Transhipment ; Flexibility and Six Sigma](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/6e2a993cc6a3) (YouTube)
43. [Lecture 43 : Flexibility and Total Cost of the Network](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/c7d12deb9a1b) (YouTube)
44. [Lecture 44 : Risk Analysis for the Distribution Network](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/e81832feba73) (YouTube)
45. [Lecture 45 : Echelons in the Network](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/8f309500266f) (YouTube)
46. [Lecture 46 : Concept of Variability and Six Sigma](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/15a44e8c4ef0) (YouTube)
47. [Lecture 47 : Concept of Variability and Six Sigma ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/bee4ff2204ca) (YouTube)
48. [Lecture 48 : Roadmap to Six Sigma ; Ishikawa Diagram and SIPOC](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/6a2542e6eda7) (YouTube)
49. [Lecture 49 : Service Systems : Characteristics ; Failure and Recovery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/b592418d741e) (YouTube)
50. [Lecture 50 : Decision Support Systems for Inventory Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/39bc96e2869d) (YouTube)
51. [Lecture 51 : Decision Support Systems for Inventory Management ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/7bcfa978b7a7) (YouTube)
52. [Lecture 52 : Decision Support Systems for Inventory Management ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/b4a9f4886e2a) (YouTube)
53. [Lecture 53 : Decision Support Systems for Inventory Management ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/d0a21efaadb2) (YouTube)
54. [Lecture 54 : Decision Support Systems for Inventory Management ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/ed5d5e76595b) (YouTube)
55. [Lecture 55 : Decision Support Systems for Operations Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/4c1596c4bd04) (YouTube)
56. [Lecture 56 : Decision Support Systems for Operations Management ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/0304bdad578e) (YouTube)
57. [Lecture 57 : Decision Support Systems for Operations Management ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/90e17a8668d4) (YouTube)
58. [Lecture 58 : Decision Support Systems for Operations Management ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/4256edea40bd) (YouTube)
59. [Lecture 59 : Decision Support Systems for Operations Management ( Contd. )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/2fa96feacb96) (YouTube)
60. [Lecture 60 : DSS for Multi - Item Production - Distribution Planning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105147/49c3635c74b6) (YouTube)