Most management information systems specialize in
particular commercial and industriai sectors, aspects of the enterprise, or
management substructure.
1.
Management
information systems (MIS), per se, produce
fixed, regularly scheduled reports
based on data extracted and summarized from the firm's underlying transaction processing
systems141 to middle and operational level managers to identify and inform structured and
semi-based on data extracted and summarized from the firm's underlying transaction processing
systems141 to middle and operational level managers to identify and inform structured and
structured decision problems.
2.
Decision support
systems (DSS) are computer
program applications used
by middle
management to compile information from a wide range of sources to support problem solving and
decision making.
management to compile information from a wide range of sources to support problem solving and
decision making.
3.
Executive information systems (EIS) is a
reporting tool that provides quick access to summarized
reports coming from all company levels and departments such as accounting, human resources
and operations.
reports coming from all company levels and departments such as accounting, human resources
and operations.
4.
Marketing information
systems are MIS designed specifically for managing the marketing aspects
of the business.
of the business.