MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION
SYSTEM (MIS)
 INDEX
Sr No. Topic
1 Management
2 Information
3 System
4 Management Information System
5 Task of MIS
6 Needs for MIS
7 Purpose of MIS
8 Role of MIS
9 Impact of MIS
10 MIS: Support to Management
 INFORMATION

oInformation is data that has been

manipulated to be useful to someone.

oInformation must have value.

oInformation tells people something they dont

already know or confirms something that
they suspect.
 SYSTEM
A system is a group of
interrelated components working together towards a
common goal by accepting inputs and
producing output in an organized transformation
process.
Characteristics of a useful system
o A system is a whole
oComponents of a system interact.
oSystems are goal seeking.
oSystems have input/output.
oSystems must be controlled.
oSystems forms a hierarchy.
oSystems exhibit differentiation.
 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEM

MIS is also known as information

systems/ Information and Decision Systems/ Computer-
Based Information Systems.

Definition of MIS:
1.MIS is defined as a system
which provides information support for decision-
making in the organization.
2.MIS is a defined as an integrated
system of man and machine for
providing information to the operations, management
& decision-making function in the organization.
 NEEDS FOR MIS
1. Increasing complexity of business activity.
a)International economy
b)Worldwide competition
c) Increasing complexity of technology
d)Shrinking time frames
e) Social constraints
2. Improved computer capabilities
a)Size
b)Speed
 PUPOSE OF MIS
Management Information System
The Purpose Of Management
MIS created
In US
IMPACT OF MIS
1.With a good support of MIS,
marketing, finance, production & personnel management
becomes more efficient.
2.MIS gives better understanding of business.
3.A two way communication flow is
greatly enhanced by MIS. The management
freely tells its employees their jobs,
and the ways and means in
which they are to accomplish the
tasks entrusted to them. The employees
also in turn discuss their doubts,
concerns and problems.
MIS: SUPPORT TO MANAGEMENT
The management process is executed through
different decisions taken at each step
of management

Steps in management Decision

Planning A selection from various
alternatives like strategies,
resources, methods
Organization A selection for goals, people,
resources, methods
Staffing Providing manpower
Directing Choosing methods from various
methods
Coordinating Choice of tools and techniques
for coordinating efforts
Controlling A selection of exceptional
conditions and the decision
guidelines
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