Role of Management Information System
IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
IN ORGANIZATONS
Management Information Systems (MIS) is a general name for the academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures — collectively called information systems — to solve business problems. MIS are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization. Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems, Expert systems, and Executive information systems
Management Information Systems examines how organizations design and manage information systems and how they use information as an important corporate resource. This occurs in the context of electronic business trends where organizations are using new e-technologies to achieve and sustain corporate growth and health. Management Information Systems also covers concepts of how data is used to support basic business processes and how managers and professionals link data to provide information for effective decision-making.
Further more, it aims at developing an understanding of the importance of information and information technology in business enterprise and to develop the ability to apply basic information systems concepts to a broad spectrum of business disciplines.
Background
In their infancy, business computers were used for the practical business of computing the payroll and keeping track of accounts payable and receivable. As applications were developed that provided managers with information about sales, inventories, and other data that would help in managing the enterprise, the term "MIS" arose to describe these kinds of applications. Today, the term is used broadly in a number of contexts and includes (but is not limited to): decision support
IN ORGANIZATONS
Management Information Systems (MIS) is a general name for the academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures — collectively called information systems — to solve business problems. MIS are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization. Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems, Expert systems, and Executive information systems
Management Information Systems examines how organizations design and manage information systems and how they use information as an important corporate resource. This occurs in the context of electronic business trends where organizations are using new e-technologies to achieve and sustain corporate growth and health. Management Information Systems also covers concepts of how data is used to support basic business processes and how managers and professionals link data to provide information for effective decision-making.
Further more, it aims at developing an understanding of the importance of information and information technology in business enterprise and to develop the ability to apply basic information systems concepts to a broad spectrum of business disciplines.
Background
In their infancy, business computers were used for the practical business of computing the payroll and keeping track of accounts payable and receivable. As applications were developed that provided managers with information about sales, inventories, and other data that would help in managing the enterprise, the term "MIS" arose to describe these kinds of applications. Today, the term is used broadly in a number of contexts and includes (but is not limited to): decision support