ATECHNICAL

PROPOSAL
ONANALYZING
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
OFJAMUNA
FERTILIZER
COMPANY
LIMITED:
A CASESTUDY
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS

W r t l r o uM t l S ,J F C Lh a s b e e nf a c r n gp r < - r b l e ri n sr n a n ya r e a ss u c ha s t o p r o c u r es p z r r c ' y r : r r l s
f r o ml o c a a l n df o r e i g nd, i f f i c u l toyf t h es t o r em a n a g e m e npt ,r o b l e mi n p r e v e n t i vner a i r r t e n a n c e .
p r o b l e mi n h u m a nr e s o u r c e ds e v e l o p m e npt ,r o b l e m si n m e d i c acl e n t r em a n a g e m e natn r l f r -
nancecontroletc.Everydaydata is generatedfromplant,store,accounts,sales,production,
qualitycontroland maintenance purpose,which are not properlyprocessedior qualityciecr-
sion.Butmanytimesthatdatais neeoedto decisionby themanagement. Management cannot
c o l l e c lth e d a t aq u i c k l yt o t a k ed e c i s i o ni n p r o p e rt i m e .F o rt h i s r e a s o nc o m p a n yi s b a d l ya f -
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t a k eb e t t e rp o l i c yp, l a n n i n ga n d s t r a t e g yf o r t h e i n t e r e sot f t h e c o r n p a n yH. e r e m a n a g e r n e n t
c a n n o ft o l l o wt r a n s p a r e n coyf t h ec o m p a n y ' sr o r m s r, u l e sa n dg u i d e sA. l s o ,a n M I S i n { r a s t r L r c -
t u r e p r o b i e mr e m a i n si n J F C L .T h e r ei s a l a c k o f c o m m i t n r e notf p o l i t i c aal n d m a n a g e ct lo
i m p l e m e nMt l S .T h e r ei s a l a c ko f m o t i v a t i oann ds h o r t a g o e f s k i l lm a n p o w etro i m p l e n r e nMt I S
in JFCL.Managernent cannottakeproperdecisionwithoutMlS.So, thecompanyis facingthe
problemrelatedwith techrrical, financing, procurement and HRD.

OBJECTIVES O F T H ES T U D Y
O b j e c t i v eosf t h e s t u d ya r e t o :
r Findthe natureof information rnanagement systemsof the company
ii. Findthe components of existinginformation systemsof the company.
i i i . F i n do u t t h e p r o b l e m os f e x i s t i n gi n f o r m a t i osny s t e m s .
vi. ldentrfythe information sourcesofficebusinessunitof the conrpany.
v. ldentifythe in{ormation requirements ofleachbusinessunrt
vi. ldentifythe environmental interactions and its requirements.
vii. Prepareproposalfor organizing the MIS of JFCL.

RATIONALOF THE STUDY

Thereare 500 (fivehundred)chemicalindustries corporations in Asia.Bangladesh Chemical
i n d u s t r i eCs o r p o r a t i o(nB C I C )i s o n e o f t h e m .l t i s u n d o u b t e d ol yu r n a t i o n ' sp r i d e .I n t h i sc o n -
l e x t ,r tm a yb e n o t e dh e r et h a tB C I Cs t a r t e dr t sf u n c t r o n r nfrgo m 1 ' ' J u l y1 9 7 6A. t t h a tt i n r eB C I C
l r a sB Be n t e r p r i s eusn d e ri t s m a n a g e r n e nblu t a t p r e s e n B t C I Ch a s 1 1 e r r t e r p r i s eusn d e rr t s
control.lt meansthat the BCIC has been becomingsmallerand smallerday-by-day for the
cjrsinvestmen p tosl i c yo f t h e g o v e r n m e nB t .C I Ch a s t a k e nd e c i s i o nl o i m p r l e r r e nMt I S i r rt h c
fertilizerindustryto increaseproductivity, performance and survivefor existenance. lnfornra-
t r o nt e c h n o l o gcya n b e f o u n d a t i oonf a b u s i n e s sb,u ti t i s a l s ob e e x p e n s i v el i.i s i m p o r t a nt th a t
the informatron systembe designedand organized to matchthe needsof a cornpany. Dosign-
ing and creatingeffectiveinfcrmation systemis a complextask,arrciseveraltechniqueshave
b e e nd e v e l o p etdo a n a l y z eo r g a n i z a t i o nasn d b u i l di n f o r m a t i osny s t e mC . o m m o nt e c h n r q u c s
r n c l u d i ntgh e s y s t e m sd e v e l o p m e nl itf ec y c l e .p r o t o t y p i n ga ,n d e n d - u s e dr e v e l o p n r e nBt u . si-
n e s sm a n a g e rns e e dt o u n d e r s t a ntdl r es t r e n g t a h n dl i m i t a t i oonf t h ev a r i o u sm e t h o d o l o g r ters- r
ensurethatconrpanies get in inforrnatiorr systemto meetthe needsof the company.

I M P O R T A N CAEN D B E N E F I T SO F T H E S T U D Y
T h e g o a lo f M I Si s t o e n a b l em a n a g e rtso t a k eb e t t e rd e c i s i o ntsh r o u g hp r o v i d i nqgu a l i t yi n f o r -
mation.Thereis an enormousamountof dataavailable to managers-which are generated irrler-
o f d a t aw i t l t o uitn f o r m a t t ot en c h n o l -
n a l l ya n de x t e r n a l llyt i s i m p o s s i b lteo d e a lw i t ht h i sv o l u r n e
o g y .M a n a g e rasr ef a c i n ga r a p i dc h a n g i n w g o r l d . T hpee o p l ea n c i f i r mlsh a tc a nc l t t i c k rl yc s r i o r - i r l
t o t h e s ec h a n g e sw i l l p r o f i tl l r e b e s tm a n a g e r rsn u s tu n d e r s t a ntdh e p r o b l e n ss u c ha : ; c i a l a
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 collection, departmental teamwork,information sharedthroughout the corporation and usesof
lT in gaininga competitive advantage. To createand useinformation systemsto our fulladvan-
tage,we trust havea basicknowledge of the technology. All hardwareand softwarehas limita-
t i o n sa, d v a n t a g easn dd i s a d v a n t a g eSso. ,w e a l s on e e dt o k n o wh o wM I Sc a nb e u s e dt o m a k e
in personaltasks,collecting data,sharinginformation, analyzingproblems,maklngdecisions,
and in givingour companya competitive advantage. In the presentstudy,the resultswhichwill
be obtainedfromthe JamunaFertilizer CompanyLimited,are expectedto reproduce the avarl-
abledatato takebetterdecisionsand simulatenew problems withreasonable accuracyby the
n r a n a g e m e nAtf.t e rt h i ss t u d yt,h i sp a p e rm a yb e a g u i d e l i nfeo rJ F C Lt o i m p l e m e nMt l S .

CONCEPTO S FMIS
A rnanagcnrcrtt infornration systcrr(MlS)or cort-rputer information system(ClS)consistol five
relatedcomponents: hardware, software,people,procedure and collection of data.The term's
rnforrnation technologies (lT) representthe varioustypesof hardwareand softwareusedin an
i n f o r m a t i osny s t e mi n c l u c i i ncgo m p u t e r a
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as software. In MIS thereare two basicproblems: costand changesin technology. Mostnet-
w o r k sr e l ya n dc a b l et o t r a n s m idt a t a .I n s t a l l i ncga b l e si n a b u i l d i n igs t i m ec o n s u m i n ge,x p e n -
sive and disruptive. There are severalpossiblewaysto lrnkcomputerstogether.As we gain
k n o w l e d gaen dt e c h n o l o gi ym p r o v e sC. o m p a n i easc t u a l l h y a v et o r e p l a c ec o m p o n e n ti sn t h e i r
networks. Thepersonalcomputeroperating systemmustbe modified to recognize LANservices
itrrclprocesscommunication betweenthe personalcomputer& the LAN.To worktogether, they
rrr:edconnection clevices(LANcards)and specialsoftware. Computersattachedto networks
londto Derlonrareof tu;oIurtctions: serversor clients. Serversarecomouters thatsharedatato
be usedby otherconrputers attachedto the network.Clientsare computersusedby individual
people.Sorletinres a conrl)uter is usedas botha clientanda fileserver.Networkwheremanyof
tlrenrachines operatebothclientsand serversare calledpeer-to-peer netlvorks.

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w o u l d n 'ht a v et o s p e n dm u c ht i m et h i n k i n g a b o u th o wt o c r e a t ed o c u m e n tosr s e n dm e s s a g e s .
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cludeconsidering: Audrence expectations, Time& cost,Messagetypeand Presentation needs.
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m o s ta p p r o p r i a tf e o ra s s e m b l i nfgi n i s h e dp a g e sw i t hg r a p h i c es l e m e n t si s d e s k t o pp u b l i s l r i r r g
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communication process,providingfast transmission of printeddocumentall over the worlcl.
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someof the barriersthat restrrctprinteddocumentsand face-to-face communication. Technol-
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trast,productadvertisement, salescalls.Managersmakeand carryoutdecisionsby collecting
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flowof information to employees. Managersdirectand controlthe activiliesof lower-level em-
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n e l w o r k i r tsgy s t e n rW . e r e c o m m e n d eadg u i d e l i nteo p u r c h a s ce o m p u t e rp,r i n t e & r o t h e rn e c -
c s s a r yr e l a t e d s p a r ep a r t s N . o w ,t h ew o r l di s g l o b a T l . oc o m p e t et h em o d e r nw o r l dJ F C Ln e e d s
t o c o m m u n i c a tBeC I Ca s w e l la s t h e w h o l ew o r l dt h r o u g hI n t e r n eT t .h u s ,t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n
s y s t e r no f J F C Lw r l lb e s p e e d yc o n v e n r e n&t a v a i l a b lfeo r a l l I n t e r n ect o n n e c t i otnh e I n t e r n e t
c o n n e c t r oonf t h e o f f i c eo f M a n a g i n gD i r e c t oor f J F C Li s n o wd e a d .S o ,w e c a n n o tc o m m u n i -
c a t ep r o p e r lw y i t hp r o c e s sl i c e n s o r&s v e n d o r so f J F C L .I n t e rs e c t i o n aaln dd i v i s i o n ai nl f o r m a -
t r o no f J F C Li s n o t s u f f i c i e nt o t c o m m u n i c a tien s t a n e o u sfloy r p r o p e rd e c i s i o nl .t i s d i f f i c u tl to
l r L r r c h a s ep a r el r a r t so r o t h e rn e c e s s a rpy a r to f e q u i p m e ndtu et o l a c ko f p r o p e rc o m m u n i c a -
tionsystem.The saidsparepartsare not procuredproperlydue to absenceof propersupervi-
sion So,we cannotfacethe needof factoryin prbpertime.A fewpersonof JFCL knowsabout
conrputer. Trainingsystemis neededto gainnecessaryadvantageadvantageof computer.

l - h c P o t e n t i aAlr e a sw h e r et h e M I S a p p l i e sa n d E f f e c t i vU e s ei n J F C L
M I S f o r o n l i n em o n i l o r i n sg y s t e mw i l l b e v a l u a b l et o o l sf o r m a c h i n em a i n t e n a n cren J F C L .
I l r c s esr y s t e m sv ; i l l r e r e c o g n r z eads a u s e f u m l e a n so { i n c r e a s i nagv a i l a b i l i a t yn d r e d u c i n g
o l r r : r a t i r cr go s t so f . J F C LO
. n l i n em o n i t o r i n sgy s t e m sw i l lf r e q u e n t lhye l pt o f i l l t h e g a p st h a t
resr-rlt whencostsavingmeasuresleadto personnel downsizing. Earlydetectionof eqr,lpment
c i a r n a g ea n d a c c u r a t ef a u l t d i a g n o s i sw i l l h e l p o p e r a t o r st o l o c a t ea n d r e p a i rp r o b l e m s
fast,ef{rcient use of avarlable resources.

RECOMMENDATIONS
W t ; r o c o r r r r r c n r l tohdc f o l l o w i npgo i n t st o i m p l e m e nMt I Si n J F C L .
1 l n s u c hp l a c e sw , h e r ec o m p u t e r a s r e n o t i n s t a l l e dh,e n c e f o r t hr t,i s n e e d e dt o i n t r o d u c e
c o r n p u t e ri sn e a c l rb u s i n e s u s n i to f J F C Lf o rq u a l i t yd e c i s i o n .
2. lt is neededto connectnetworking systemto providesLrfficient budget.
3. lt ls setuoserverto connectnetworkin the comouterroomwith LAN and WAN facilities.
4. lt is neededto approvesetupfor computersystemsectionin orderto linknetworkman-
a g e r n e . rsr et ,c u r r tay d m r n i s t r a t i & o nd a t ab a s en t a n a g e m e n t .
5 l t r r a y b e c o n n e c l e dI n t e r r r ewt i t hc o m p u t esr e r v e ro f J F C Lt o B C I Ch e a do f f i c e ' sc o m -
puterservcr& abroadin orderto cornmunicate information,
6 . J F C La u t h o r i tsyh o u r ldde s i g nn e t w o r ks y s t e mo f c o m p u t e r i z a t itooni m p l e m e nats s i g n e d
activities.
7 . J F C Ls h o L r ldde v e l o pc o m p u t epr r o g r a mf o rd e s i g n i ncgo m p u t e r - n e t w o r ksi ny g stem.
B . N c c e s s a ray c t i o n ss h o u l db e t a k e nt o i m p l e m e nt h t e w h o l en e t w o r k i nsgy s t e m .
I l f t w a r c a n b e c o l l e c t c rfrl o mo u t s i d eo f J F C La n d B C I C .
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of analyzing r n a n a g e m e ni nt f o r n t a t i osny s t e mo f j a m u r r aF e r t i l i z e r
C o m p a n yL r r n i t e d
T h r o u g ht h i ss t L r d yw, e h a v ed e v e l o p e sc ol m et e c h n i c ai ln f o r m a t i oanD r ) r j l
m a n a g e m e nt nt f o r m a t i oi n t o r m a t t osny s t e r nt o r m p l e r n e n
r nt J F C L .l l l s l r e l p st o t a k eq u a l r t y
ancipi'operdecisiontirnely. The management of JFCLof BCICshoulclraprdlynnplenrentstvllS
s y s t e mt o m e e tg l o b a dl e m a n db y p r o p e re, d u c a t e d a n d s k i l l e dp e r s o n n ewl h o t r a v e E U f t r c i r : n t
k n o w l e d goef M l S .

BIBLIOGFIAPHY

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ProposalCn
AnalyzingManagement InformationSystemsof
The JamunaFcrtilizerCompanyLimited:A CaseStudy
E N G R .M D .M A M U N U RR A S H I DM
, B A( a p p e a r e r J )
B S c i n M e c h . E n g g . ( 1 ' ' C l a s s ) , M . S c r r t M e c l r . EAnsgsgr s t a n t E n q r r - r c c r ( M t : c l r t r n r r . i r t )
J a m u n aF e r t r l t z eCro .L t d .( J F C L )J a r n a l p u r - 2 0 5 5 .

Abstract:
t h r o u g ht h i ss t u d yw e h a v ee n d e a v o r etdo e r n p h a s i zteh ea n a l y z r nogf m a n a q e r l e r irrtr l o r r n i t -
t l o ns y s t e m s( M l S )i n J a m u n aF e r t i l i z eCr o r n p a n yL i m i t e celx p e c i a l ltyo i d e n t i f yt h o .p o t e n t i 3 l
areas wherethe MIS couid be appliedancleffectiveuse of fv,llSrn the compan'y-. Wc l"rave
cmployed m y b e s te f i o r t si n p r e p a r i n tgh i sr e p o r t . T h e s t u c l ye x p o s e ct hl eo r q a n r z a t i o ni a
n lk r r -
m a t i o ns y s t e n ras p p l i c a t i oonf I n f o r m a t i oann dC o n - r m u n i c a tTi oenc h n o l o gi yr rl i r ea r e ao f b u s i -
n e s sp r o c e s sa n d b u s i n e s sc o m t n u n i c a t i oTne c h n o l o gi yn t h e a r e ao f b u s i n e s sl ) r o c e s sa r , o
b r i s t t t e scso m r n u n i c a t i oI n .t h i s p a p e r w , e h a v ei l l u s t r a t etdh e d e s c r i l t t i oonf J F C L ,w l r a ti : ;
M l S ,b a s i cc o m p u t ecr o m t r u r t i c a t i osryts t e mp, r e s e nfta c i l i t i easn c l i m r t a t i o ncsl fM I S r nJ F C I _
malragemen p to l i c yo f J F C Lf o r M l S ,i t s n e c e s s i tiyn J F C L ,c o m p u t ear n d n e t r v o r k i nt g echnol-
oclvo . b s r : r v a t t oonf p r e s e n tc o r l p u t e r i z e r t icoonn d r t i o nosf J F C L a n d F e c o m n r e r r c i a i i ot o ns
i r t t p l e r n eMn lI S s y s t e r nr nJ F C L

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