DSS Case Study: A knowledge-based Decision Support System for enterprise mergers and acquisitions includes Introduction, Mergers and acquisition method and process, The architecture of the knowledge-based DSS, Conclusions. | DSS Case Study: A knowledge-based Decision Support System for enterprise mergers and acquisitions Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, HCMC University of Technology October 2011 Outline 1. Introduction 2. Mergers and acquisition method and process 3. The architecture of the knowledge-based DSS. 4. Conclusions References Introduction The merger and acquisition offers incredible market opportunities. The main objectives of M&A are to capitalize on gaps in the market, increase market share, improve customer service, and eliminate local and global competition, not simply to cut operation costs. M&A have been applied in a wide range of industries such as banking, communications, airline, manufacturing, and service industries. Because of the complexity and importance of M&A, decision support systems are frequently used as tools to support decision-making. Mergers and acquisition method and process Merger means acquiring control of a target company through stock purchases or exchange. Mergers include the acquisition of the essential assets of a company by another company or the acquisition of shares in a company by another company. Acquisition is the combining of two or more enterprises into one through the purchasing of a target company’s assets or stocks. Mergers can be divided into two types: absorptive merge and creative merge. Absorptive merger means the target company will be eliminated. Creative merger means that both companies including the target company and the buying company will be erased and then a new company will be established. Ten actions by the acquiring firm to assure success in M&A. 1. Set the company’s long-term objectives 2. Select the means to achieve the objectives 3. Make sure that the proposed acquisitions can achieve the objectives. 4. Establish candidate search procedures 5. Develop strategies and criteria for analyzing potential acquisitions 6. Prepare negotiations with the target firm. 7. Prepare actual consummation of . | DSS Case Study: A knowledge-based Decision Support System for enterprise mergers and acquisitions Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, HCMC University of Technology October 2011 Outline 1. Introduction 2. Mergers and acquisition method and process 3. The architecture of the knowledge-based DSS. 4. Conclusions References Introduction The merger and acquisition offers incredible market opportunities. The main objectives of M&A are to capitalize on gaps in the market, increase market share, improve customer service, and eliminate local and global competition, not simply to cut operation costs. M&A have been applied in a wide range of industries such as banking, communications, airline, manufacturing, and service industries. Because of the complexity and importance of M&A, decision support systems are frequently used as tools to support decision-making. Mergers and acquisition method and process Merger means acquiring control of a target company through stock purchases or
