MIS Instructional Issues

MIS (Management Information System ) Instructional Issues

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MIS (Management Information System ) Instructional Issues

DEFINITION

Management Information System is a planned system that is used to perform the functions of management . To carry out this process , the activities of assembling , processing , accumulation and disseminating of data are involved

Management Information System is different from the regular Information Systems in a way that they are used for the analysis of other information systems that are utilized in the performance of

other activities in the organization . The information that is generated from Management Information System is considered to be an essential component while taking important business decisions . It is required by MIS to prepare an evidently distinct framework including policies , guidelines procedures and standards for the organization

PURPOSE OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

The basic purpose of Management Information System is to assist the smooth running of the business by providing information about the firm 's statistics . Primarily it has been created to regulate the business 's activities and administration

Management Information System is designed for a number of purposes Some of them are listed below

Improve communication among employees

Delivery of multifaceted information throughout the organization

Creation of a system that records and aggregates information

Management information system provides a structure that helps in the analysis of the warnings and threats that may arise in an organization both externally or internally . This is done through effective management of data base

It manages routine tasks automatically decreasing the involvement of human workforce

It assists the management in decision making

It also provides information to the management that might be useful in the making of non routine decisions

Management Information System handles information in such a way that it becomes easier to make decisions thus saving time and providing efficiency . It provides information to the individuals who are concerned with the process of decision making and disposing valuable resources in an accurate and effective manner with minimum cost for accumulation processing and evaluating information . It also provides information required for the strategic planning and routine operations

RELATION OF MIS WITH OTHER OPERATIONS

Management Information system is related to a number of applications It gathers information and that information can be used for various purposes . MIS is related to human resource planning which requires the making of effective decisions . This includes human resource planning manpower planning , analysis and job , recruitment and selection of employees . It is also related to Strategic Human Resource Management in a way that it documents strategic information for the senior management , analysis of the economic position and also labor of market tendency

It is very much related with the management department of an organization . It captures information in a systematic manner , accesses it making it available for the managers when it is most required , it not only provides information , but also manages to control it internally and externally . It helps in the production of reports that are useful inside and outside the...