Benefits of GDSS
GDSS can increase some benefits of collaboration and decision making in groups and eliminate or reduce some loses in the following ways:
GDSS helps to speed up the process of decision making. This is so because GDSS automates some of the sub-processes of the entire process of decision making. One of the sub-processes that can be automated is brainstorming, which can also help to save on time.
GDSS also can process all the ideas and information of each participant at the same time. A large group meeting is tough to happen, but GDSS helps to ensure that they happen, and they are manageable because having more people in a group means more information and more ideas.
The built-in mechanisms that are supported by GDSS also help to ensure that there is ethical behavior in the group. This is important as participants can express their views without the fear of being criticized.
GDSS can help big groups that have a critical matter to resolve, for example, when determining those employees that should be laid off, by ensuring that there is anonymous voting and that the results are released immediately. The information from voting is later stored and used for future reference.
GDSS helps to avoid conflicts in groups during the decision making process. This is because GDSS has built-in mechanisms that support that.
GDSS helps to ensure that there is discipline in the group and that the group is on track. This is because GDSS has a structure that helps to plan the meeting processes.
Also, during the decision-making process, some stored information is required to ensure that the best decision is made, and GDSS offers access to such kind of information. Thus it also helps to save on the time needed to acquire that information.