RoIe OI MunugemenL nIormuLIon SysLem

MPORTANCE O MANAGEMENT NORMATON SYSTEMS

N ORGANZATONS
MunugemenL nIormuLIon SysLems (MS) Is u generuI nume Ior LIe ucudemIc dIscIpIIne coverIng LIe uppIIcuLIon
oI peopIe, LecInoIogIes, und procedures - coIIecLIveIy cuIIed InIormuLIon sysLems - Lo soIve busIness probIems.
MS ure dIsLIncL Irom reguIur InIormuLIon sysLems In LIuL LIey ure used Lo unuIyze oLIer InIormuLIon sysLems
uppIIed In operuLIonuI ucLIvILIes In LIe orgunIzuLIon. AcudemIcuIIy, LIe Lerm Is commonIy used Lo reIer Lo LIe
group oI InIormuLIon munugemenL meLIods LIed Lo LIe uuLomuLIon or supporL oI Iumun decIsIon mukIng, e.g.
DecIsIon SupporL SysLems, ExperL sysLems, und ExecuLIve InIormuLIon sysLems
MunugemenL nIormuLIon SysLems exumInes Iow orgunIzuLIons desIgn und munuge InIormuLIon sysLems und Iow
LIey use InIormuLIon us un ImporLunL corporuLe resource. TIIs occurs In LIe conLexL oI eIecLronIc busIness Lrends
wIere orgunIzuLIons ure usIng new e-LecInoIogIes Lo ucIIeve und susLuIn corporuLe growLI und IeuILI.
MunugemenL nIormuLIon SysLems uIso covers concepLs oI Iow duLu Is used Lo supporL busIc busIness processes
und Iow munugers und proIessIonuIs IInk duLu Lo provIde InIormuLIon Ior eIIecLIve decIsIon-mukIng.

urLIer more, IL uIms uL deveIopIng un undersLundIng oI LIe ImporLunce oI InIormuLIon und InIormuLIon
LecInoIogy In busIness enLerprIse und Lo deveIop LIe ubIIILy Lo uppIy busIc InIormuLIon sysLems concepLs Lo u
broud specLrum oI busIness dIscIpIInes.

Buckground

n LIeIr InIuncy, busIness compuLers were used Ior LIe prucLIcuI busIness oI compuLIng LIe puyroII und keepIng
Lruck oI uccounLs puyubIe und receIvubIe. As uppIIcuLIons were deveIoped LIuL provIded munugers wILI
InIormuLIon ubouL suIes, InvenLorIes, und oLIer duLu LIuL wouId IeIp In munugIng LIe enLerprIse, LIe Lerm "MS"
urose Lo descrIbe LIese kInds oI uppIIcuLIons. Toduy, LIe Lerm Is used broudIy In u number oI conLexLs und
IncIudes (buL Is noL IImILed Lo): decIsIon supporL...