I.T Application Tools for Business

• MIS (Management Information Systems)


  The integrated machine system that provides relevant information in order to support business operations, management, and decision-making
• MIS


  • Utilizes computer hardware and software
  • Certain clear procedures (manual procedures)
  • Appropriate models for certain operations like analysis, decision-making and more
• Functional subsystems of MIS and their uses

  • Management/Top Management MIS - used for strategic planning
  • Logistics MIS - used by planning, control, and distribution
  • Marketing MIS - used for planning, sales forecast, or sales or customer analysis
  • Human Resources MIS - used to plan relevant employee requirements, analyze employee performance, or administer salaries
  • Finance and Accounting MIS - used in financial analyses, cost analyses, and so on
• Users of MIS in relation to its activities

  • Clerical staff - handle direct transactions, process the inputs, and answer various inquiries
  • Managers (first level) - obtain data related to operations and assist in scheduling, planning, or making decisions
  • Information specialists, IT - check and analyze reports regularly, retrieve requests, and assist in the identification of problems and opportunities and decision-making
• Structured or programmable decision

  A decision can be considered structured or programmable if and only if the rules of instantly recognizable decisions rules have been specified in advance
• Unstructured or nonprogrammable decision

  A decision can be considered unstructured or nonprogrammable if there is no pre-established decision procedure or rule