How does information management differ from a management information system (MIS) ?

the main difference between management information system and decision support system is that the management information system (MIS) supports structured decision making while the decision support system (DSS) provides support for unstructured or semi-structured decisions.

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.

answer; closing the loop;