Management Information System (MIS)
In my words, Management Information System is a digital, or computer based tool, which provides managers of all levels, as well as regular employees, with information crucial to perform their tasks more effectively.
Management Information Systems are used especially by managers and they help them with different areas of their work:
gathering needed information decision making feedback evaluation of processes
Management Information Systems combine information from various dimensions or branches of the company or organization, such as:
finance logistics accounting customer service production other
Some synonyms for MIS are as follows:
IT
Management Information Services
Other
Some examples of Management Information Systems:
CFM (Car Fleet Management)
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
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Examples of MIS car fleet management (cfm) and customer relationship management (crm)
USOS Web
Dropbox
CFM: System that helps to control how cars are used in a company. Driving performance, fuel usage but also sales performance and efficiency.
USOS Web: Internet platform, used to help students to enrol courses and contact professors, without coming to the actual university
Dropbox: Sharing files, on the internet, using folders allowing cooperation at great distances
MIS definition
Management Information System, is a digital system that is a tool, which provides managers of all levels as well as regular employees with information and knowledge that is needed in order to improve their performance in companies and organizations.
MIS is used especially by managers and it helps them with
Manufacturing and production
Collecting information from databases and knowledge bases
Decision making
Control of the organization
Analysis of the performance
Feedback
Communication within the organization
Long-term cost reduction
Forecasting and planning
MIS combines information from