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Executive
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Executive
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Management
Information A management information system ("MIS") is mainly
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concerned with internal sources of information. MIS usually
take data from the transaction processing systems (see
below) and summarise it into a series of management
reports.
MIS reports tend to be used by middle management and
operational supervisors.
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Knowledge
Management Knowledge Management Systems ("KMS") exist to help
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businesses create and share information. These are typically
used in a business where employees create new knowledge
and expertise - which can then be shared by other people in
the organisation to create further commercial opportunities.
Good examples include firms of lawyers, accountants and
management consultants.
KMS are built around systems which allow efficient
categorisation and distribution of knowledge. For example,
the knowledge itself might be contained in word processing
documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations. internet
pages or whatever. To share the knowledge, a KMS would
use group collaboration systems such as an intranet.
Transaction
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Office
Automation
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Management
Information
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Knowledge
Management
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Transaction
Processing
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Office
Automation
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data warehouses
enterprise systems
expert systems
office automation.
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Transaction-Processing Systems
Transaction-processing systems are designed to handle a large volume of
routine, recurring transactions. They were first introduced in the 1960s with the advent of
mainframe computers. Transaction-processing systems are used widely today. Banks use
them to record deposits and payments into accounts. Supermarkets use them to record sales
and track inventory. Managers often use these systems to deal with such tasks as payroll,
customer billing and payments to suppliers.
summarizes it in a form that is useful for managers. These types of systems access data from
a transaction-processing system and organize it into a usable form. Managers use
operations information systems to obtain sales, inventory, accounting and other
performance-related information.
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based on numbers generated by an MIS. Numbers can indicate a performance problem, but
a face-to-face meeting is necessary to discuss the nature of the problem.