工业工程专业英语教学配套课件周跃进任秉银chapter9.pdf

Chapter 9 Management Information Systems Unit 1 Introduction to Management Information Systems Definition of Management Information Systems  Managers have always used information to perform their tasks, so the subject of management information is nothing new. What is new is the ease with which accurate and current information can be obtained and communicated. The innovation that makes this capability possible is computers. The first application of computers as an information system was called the Management Information System (MIS).  Management information systems can be defined as a combination of computers and people that are used to provide information to aid making decisions and 1 managing a firm. The management information system (MIS) is one of the major computer-based information systems. Its purpose is to meet the general information needs of all the managers in the firm or in some organizational subdivision of the firm. The MIS provides information to users in the form of reports and outputs from simulations by mathematical models. The report and model output can be provided in a tabular or graphic form. Essential Components of MIS Namely, there are three essential components for the MIS. They are management, information and systems. What’s management? Traditionally, the term management refers to the activities (and often the group of people) involved in the four general functions: planning, organizing, leading and controlling of limited resources. Management is the creative problem solving. This creative problem solving is accomplished through four functions of manag