Practical Management Science
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Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
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Anne Hathawayy is a data analyst at a marketing company who is responsible for providing support to the reporting functions of an internal management support system. Which of the following is not true regarding designing a management support system?
-Do not be consistent with reports and visualizations
-Clearly define objectives
-Make it fast
-Identify what upper management needs
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