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Mind Map by Connor Graham, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Connor Graham
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ICT OCR A2 - Management Information
Systems (MIS)
- What is an MIS?
- "An organisation's management information
system is one that takes in both internal and
external data and then converts that data into
useful information that allows management to
make decisions"
- One or more computers that hold, analyse and present data
- A human component in the form of one or more
analysts that make sense of the information
along with understanding what needs to be
collected
- Companies are vast and need very
large systems to hold all the
information about staff and
customers
- "An organisation's management information
system is one that takes in both internal and
external data and then converts that data into
useful information that allows management to
make decisions"
- Points an MIS need to address
- What decisions to management
need to make
- How often do they
need to discuss them
- What information influences
these decisions
- What systems need to be in place to make these
decisions
- What staff need to be in place to make
sense of the information
- Training and expertise needed
to be efficient
- The standard reports needed
- Budget needed for the MIS and for it be maintained
- What decisions to management
need to make
- How an MIS is organised
- Typical Structure of an MIS:
- Every MIS needs a way of
gathering data
- Data system should include facilities to
present data in a human friendly manner
such as tables or graphs
- Collate reports in an agreed
standard format
- Eventually presented to management and then a
decision is made based on the results
- Typical Structure of an MIS:
- Examples of MIS
- School Admin
- Student name
- Address
- Emergency contact details
- Date of birth
- Medical information
- Links to school attendance
- Class registration
- Exam results
- Absence trends
- Student name
- Car company
- Maximise profits
and sales in each
market
- Keeping the factories as busy as
possible
- Keep stocks at an
optimal level
- Respond to market threats from
opposing companies
- Maximise profits
and sales in each
market
- Carpet company
- Seasonal sales
- Profit trends from existing
products
- Contacting new estates to form deals
- Seasonal sales
- School Admin
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