Indicate which MSS can be used to assist a manager in fulfilling Mintzbergs ten management roles How and why can they help Be specific?

Turban et al. (2007:12), summarises that the 21st century electronic management system are enhanced to assist managers in decision making situations in many ways that also include the following: * Speedy computations - that is, decisions are quickly reached as the computer systems are computing complex problems quickly and at a low cost. * Improved communication and collaboration - that is, project management team members can afford to work with different work packages in far apart locations and be able to communicate and share ideas. * Increased productivity of group members - that is, with the enhanced network enabled communication devices a team of experts can be formed among experts from different countries or cities have them working in one project without having to travel to gather at a certain point. * Improved data management - that is, storage of data can take place in different places within the organisation where data can be easily availed for the complex computation that are necessary for managers' decision making. * Managing giant data warehouse - that is, with modern day computerised systems huge amounts of data can be housed in data warehouses where it makes easier for search and retrieval of data as it is electronically stored. * Quality support

• that is, with the use of Artificial Intelligence methods decision

making has been simplified for managers. * Agility support - that is, for modern business operations to stand the high level competitive environment managers need to engage themselves in strategies that will make sure that they base their product or service not only on price but the high standard of quality, and other associated factors like time, customising of products, and customer care. * Overcoming cognitive limits in processing and storing information - that is, with computerised systems managers are now to recall and process huge amounts of data. * Using the Web

• that is, with the availability of computerised systems managers

are now able to share data and information across the world using an interface that is easier for people to operate and they can reach research work sources easily. * Anywhere, anytime support - that is, the introduction of wireless technology has made things more easily for managers as they can access information anywhere at any time.