Book.: Business Information Systems

Author.: Graham Curtis and David Cobham

Reference No.: 89768

Quote:                        “Management Information Systems (MIS) would be in short- to medium-term forecasting and budgeting and in inventory control, while Decision Support Systems (DSS) would be in analysis of sales, pricing and costing and in the scheduling of production.”

                        Chapter 1: Information Systems

Review:                    I have found out that information computer-based systems are extremely useful and vital for managing a companies’ simultaneous operations. Through the use of cutting-edge technology, application softwares would bring ease, precision and accuracy to all data and information carefully flowing in the system.

These aids for supporting business informations systems lead companies to success because of foreseeing events that would likely be helpful or bring nuisance. Another is because the element of time, which is essential to management. It would help the organization schedule their activities without hassle.

In short, Information Systems have top capabilities in terms of Business functions, because it lightens the load of managers for quick decision-making to all interrelated subsystems. Information systems under MIS and DSS have basically aided the development of modern business organizations which, in fact, has guided our world to the next level of technology.