Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)

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 Support Operational
level
 Purpose: Process
business events and
transactions, Increase
efficiency (Automation,
Lower costs, &
Increased speed and
accuracy
 Examples: Payroll
processing, Sales and
order processing,
Inventory management

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 Architecture of a TPS: Inputs
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 Requires the use of source documents (documents that serve as a

stimulus to a TPS from external source)
 Utilizes different data entry methods

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 Architecture of a TPS: Processing
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 Online processing
Immediate results


 Batch processing
 Transactions collected and later processed together

 Used when immediate notification not necessary

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 Architecture of a TPS: Outputs
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 Counts, summary reports

 Inputs to other systems
 Feedback to systems operator

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 Management Information Systems
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 Support Managerial
level
 Purpose: Produce
reports, Support of
midlevel managers’
decisions
 Examples: Sales
forecasting, Financial
management and
forecasting,
Manufacturing,
planning and
scheduling, Inventory
management and
planning

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 Architecture of an MIS: Inputs & Processing
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Architecture of an MIS: Inputs

 TPS data, Internal data & Requests for reports

Architecture of an MIS: Processing

 Aggregation & Summary of data

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 Architecture of an MIS: Output & Summary
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 Decision Support Systems (DSS)
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 Decision making
support for recurring
problems
 Used mostly by
managerial level
employees (can be used
at any level)
 Interactive decision aid
 What-if analyses -
Analyze results for
hypothetical changes
E.g., Microsoft Excel

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 Common DSS Models
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 Summary of DSS Characteristics
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