Business Information Systems

Information Systems in Various Levels of Modern Organizations

The INFORMATION SYSTEM plays a major role in the organization by satisfying the diverse needs through a variety of systems such as Query systems, Analysis systems, Modeling systems and Decision support systems. It helps the Clerical personnel in transaction processing and answers their queries on data pertaining to transaction. It helps junior management by providing operational data for planning and control, and helps them in Decision-making. It helps the Middle management in short-term planning, target setting and controlling business functions. It helps Top management in goal setting, planning and evolving business plans and their implementation.

OPERATIONAL-LEVEL SYSTEMS

At the operational level are transactions processing systems through which products are designed, marketed, produced, and delivered.… Read the rest

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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Standards and Specifications

Electronic Data Interchange Standards

Generally speaking, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is considered to be a technical representation of a business conversation between two entities, either internal or external. Note, there is a perception that “EDI” consists of the entire electronic data interchange paradigm, including the transmission, message flow, document format, and software used to interpret the documents. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is considered to describe the rigorously standardized format of electronic documents.

The Electronic Data Interchange standards were designed to be independent of communication and software technologies. EDI can be transmitted using any methodology agreed to by the sender and recipient.… Read the rest

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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Concept of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Traditionally, the transfer   of data from one company   to another   has been by paper documents. This is known as a paper-based system. These documents have to be manually forwarded and entered to the destination computer.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the electronic exchange of standard business   information, in standard formats, between computers. EDI eliminates   the need   for a paper-based system by providing an electronic link between companies. This   reduces   data entry   tasks and improves   business cycle times.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the electronic transfer of structured   business documents in an organization   internally   among   groups of departments or externally   with its   suppliers, customers and subsidiaries.… Read the rest

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Role of a Systems Analyst in Organizations

Who is Systems Analyst?

A systems analyst is a person who conducts a study, identifies activities and objectives and determines a procedure to achieve the objectives. Designing and implementing systems to suit organizational needs are the functions of the systems analyst He plays a major role in seeing business benefit from computer technology. The analyst is a person with unique skills. He uses these skills to coordinate the efforts of different type of persons in an organisation to achieve business goals.

What a Systems Analyst does?

A system analyst carries out the following job:

  • The First and perhaps most difficult task of systems analyst is problem definition.
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Strategic Information Systems

A Strategic Information System (SIS) is a system to manage information and assist in strategic decision making. A strategic information system has been defined as, “The information system to support or change enterprise’s strategy.” Simply says, a Strategic Information System is a type of Information System that is aligned with business strategy and structure.

The alignment increases the capability to respond faster to environmental changes and thus creates a competitive advantage. An early example was the favorable position afforded American and United Airlines by their reservation systems, Sabre and Apollo. (American Airlines worked with IBM to develop an improved booking/reservation system, and the Airline Reservation Systems (ARS) and the Semi-Automatic Business Research System (SABRE) launched thereafter in 1960.… Read the rest

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Case Study on MIS: Information System in Restaurant

Case Summary:

A waiter takes an order at a table, and then enters it online via one of the six terminals located in the restaurant dining room. The order is routed to a printer in the appropriate preparation area: the cold item printer if it is a salad, the hot-item printer if it is a hot sandwich or the bar printer if it is a drink. A customer’s meal check-listing (bill) the items ordered and the respective prices are automatically generated. This ordering system eliminates the old three-carbon-copy guest check system as well as any problems caused by a waiter’s handwriting.… Read the rest

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