Management Information System (MIS) Presented By: Mehedi Hasan FBA, USTC
MIS – Definition and ConceptA management information system (MIS) is system of
collecting, processing, storing, disseminating and utilizing data in the form of information needed to carry out the functions of management.
Today, the term is used broadly in a number of contexts and includes (but is not limited to): Decision support systems, Resource and people management applications, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), project management and database retrieval applications.
Management Information System
Serve middle management Structured and semi-structured decisions Provide reports on firm’s current performance, based
on data from TPS Past and Present Data Internal Orientation Provide answers to routine questions with predefined
procedure for answering them Typically have little analytic capability
Accounting Information System( ...)cont
Record and report business transactions and other economic events
Online Accounting Systems
Why Information System…!
Information system is instrument for creating value
Investments in information technology will result in superior returns:
◦ Productivity increases◦ Revenue increases◦ Superior long-term strategic positioning
How MIS Obtain Data from How MIS Obtain Data from TPS:TPS:
In the system illustrated by this diagram, three TPS supply summarized transaction data to the MIS reporting system at the end of the time period. Managers gain access to the organizational data through the MIS, which provides them with the appropriate reports.
Business information – value chain
Raw data acquired and transformed through stages that add value to that information
Value of information system determined in part by extent to which it leads to better decisions, greater efficiency, and higher profits
Business perspective: Calls attention to organizational and managerial nature of information systems