Management Information Systems

1. Management Information Systems Islamia University of Bahawalpur Delivered by: TasawarJaved

2. Management Information Systems • MIS • IS at the management level of an organization that serve the functions of planning, controlling, and decision making by providing routine summary and exception reports. • Serve the management level of the organizations • Providing managers with reports • With online access to the organizationperformance and records • It serve the functions of planning, controlling, and decision making at the management level. • Generally, they are dependent on underlying TPS for their data

3. T P S M I S Order file Order processing system Sales data • ports Unit production cost Production master file MRPS MIS Reports Product change data Accounting file Expense data Managers General ledger system

4. Management Information Systems • Defined as: • Computer based system that makes information available to users with similar needs. MIS users usually comprise a formal organizational entity; the firm or a subsidiary subunit. • Provides information to manager/decision making • MIS provides: • Information provided by MIS describes the firm or one of its major systems in terms of what has happened in the past, what is happening now, and what is likely to happen in the future. MIS produces this information through the use of Two types of software • Report Writing Software • Produces both periodic and special reports. Periodic reports are coded in a programming language and are prepared according to a schedule • Special reports, often called ad hoc reports, are prepared in response to unanticipated information needs. Today’s database management systems have features that quickly generate reports in response to requests for specific data or information • Mathematical models • Produces information as a result of simulations of the firm’s operations. Mathematical models that describe the firm’s operations can be written in any programming language. However, special modeling languages makes the task easier and faster

5. Management Information Systems Environment Organizational Problem Solvers E N V I R O N M E N T E N V I R O N M E N T Report Writing software Mathematical models Database Environment

6. Management Information Systems • Benefits of MIS • Core competencies • By building an exceptional management information system into the enterprise it is possible to push out ahead of the competition. • Supply chain Management • With better information on the production process comes the ability to improve the management of the supply chain, including everything from the sourcing of materials to the manufacturing and distribution of the finished product. • Quick reflexes • Better MIS systems enable an enterprise to react more quickly to their environment, enabling them to push out ahead of the competition and produce a better service.

7. Management Information Systems • Characteristics of MIS: • Timeliness • The system should be able to quickly collect and edit data, summarize results, and be able to adjust and correct errors promptly. • Accuracy • A sound system of automated and manual internal controls must exist throughout all information systems processing activities • Consistency • These procedures should be well defined and documented, clearly communicated to appropriate employees, and should include an effective monitoring system. • Completeness • MIS must be appropriate to support the management level using it. The relevance and level of detail provided through MIS systems directly correlate to what is needed by the board of directors, executive management, departmental or area mid-level managers, etc.

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