Management Information System

three component of mis

system

information

management

management

covers the planning, control, and administration of the operations of a concern

system

made up of inputs, processing, output, and feedback or control

information

means the processed data that helps the management, controlling, and operations

management information system

a planned system of collecting, storing, and disseminating data in the form of information needed to carry out the functions of management

objectives of mis

capturing data

processing data

information storage

information retrieval

information propagation

capturing data

operational information that will contribute in decision making from various internal and external sources of organization

processing data

the captured data is processed into information needed for planning, organizing, coordinating, directing and controlling functionalities at strategic, tactical and operational level

information storage

information or processed data need to be stored for future use

information retrieval

the system should be able to retrieve this information from the storage as and when required by various users

information propagation

information or the finished products of the mis should be circulated to its users periodically using the organizational network

management information system

can be defined as information systems that provide reports which assist managerial monitoring and control of organizational functions

process

at the core of the system is some kind of process that turns into outputs

monitoring mechanism

this mechanism gathers information about the outputs from the process

comparison mechanism

this compares the information gathered about current performance with information on previously-set plans, benchmarks, targets, etc.

control mechanism

this decides upon and then ensures implementation of corrective action a]based on the output of the comparison

inputs

the resources that are used by the organization

outputs

the direct services or products produced by the organization

outcomes

the wider impacts of organizational outputs

operational management

this role often largely supervisory in nature

tactical management

mis for this role operate in the same areas as for operational management, but take an organizationally-broader and longer term perspective

strategic management

however, rational description places a particular emphasis on planning and, for more senior managers, on an integrated view of the organization