Management Information Systems

ERP Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an integrated information system to take care of all departments within an enterprise. An ERP system generally includes software for sales, manufacturing, materials management, accounts receivable and payable, general ledger, warehousing, transportation etc. Many ERP systems also offer human resource management module or HRIS. Lot of effort is required for ERP planning and implementation. First step of automating your enterprise is to set up a committee to look into the requirement and feasibility of various ERP systems, which may lead eventually to ERP planning.

The first stage is ERP planning and organizing. Two types of questionnaires may be prepared.… Read the rest

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Personnel Action Systems (PAS)

As the name itself specifies,  Personnel Action Systems (PAS) supports the activity of the personnel department in taking actions on the following:

  1. Filling job openings and
  2. Recording and reporting promotions, transfers, terminations and other employee status changes.

Two systems involved in  Personnel Action Systems (PAS) are:

  1. Placement data system and
  2. Personnel activity reporting system.

The details vary from organization to organization. Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action concerns in USA are making more extensive data systems necessary with respect to both the above systems.

There is a growing need to document the search procedure employed to job applicants and the decision procedure by which the new applicant is selected.… Read the rest

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Personnel Administration Data Systems (PADS)

Personnel Administration Data Systems (PADS)  provide data needed to carry out the personnel administration responsibilities of an employer. As the government legislates additional protections and social programs, these responsibilities have increased and are growing. Affirmative action requirements in USA, health and safety regulations and pension plans regulation are many new sources of the employer’s responsibilities.

Payroll and personnel planning data system (PPDS) are closely related to PADS, all using the employee master file. Not only accessing the file, but updating of file is often organized on a coordinated basis. Data items in the employee file are updated by the payroll system not for self but also for PADS and PPDS.… Read the rest

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Case Study on Information Systems: Brown and Gordon Auto parts

Brown and Gordon Auto parts (B&G) is the third largest auto parts manufacturer in the world. It is an autonomously run division of a large conglomerate, RST, Inc. Their head quarters and principal manufacturing facilities are in Cleveland, Ohio, but they operate plant in East Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, and South Bend, Indiana. Total annual revenues are close to $2 billion, but profits were reduced dramatically in 1989 and 1990 because of the recession and particularly because of the decline in automobile sales. Plant capacity has dropped to 60%, with a slight pickup in the fourth quarter of this year.… Read the rest

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Case Study: Hospital Management System (HMS)

XO Hospital Management System

XO Infotech Ltd. has developed a core package — Hospital Management System that addresses all major functional areas of Hospital. The development environment ensures that XO HMS has the portability and connectivity to run on virtually all standard hardware platforms, with stringent data security and easy recovery in case of a system failure. XO HMS provides the benefits of streamlined operations, enhanced administration and control, improved response to patient care, cost control, and increased profitability.

Some of the Subsystem Modules in XO HMS:

Reception: The reception module handles various enquiries about the patient’s admission and discharge details, bed census, and the patient’s movements within the hospital.… Read the rest

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Case Study: Management Information System at Dell

Management information system involves the information system and the organization. MIS begins where computer science ends. Computer scientists deserve accolades for developing and delivering even more advanced forms of information technology: hardware technology; software technology; and network technology. Yet because no technology implements itself, there is more to MIS than just information technology. MIS has dimensions. The four interrelated dimensions of MIS are as follows: First, MIS involves not just information technology, but also its instantiation; second, MIS involves, as reactive and inextricable elements, both an information system and its organizational context; third, MIS involves information technology as a form of intellectual technology; and fourth, MIS involves the activities of a profession or corporate function which are integral to the essence of what MIS is (Currie & Galliers, 1999).… Read the rest

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