Management Information System
FOCUSES ON THE MANAGER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OR STRATEGY DECISION MAKING;THE CONCEPT MAY INCLUDE SYSTEMS TERMED TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM, EXPERT OR EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM
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<
application> (MIS) A computer
system, usually based on a
mainframe or
minicomputer, designed to provide management
personnel with up-to-date
information on an organisation's
performance, e.g. inventory and sales. These
systems output
information in a
form that is useable by managers at all
levels of the organisation: strategic, tactical, and
operational. A good example of an MIS report is an annual
report for a stockholder (a scheduled report).
[
Que's Computer User's Dictionary Second Edition, 1992].
(2001-04-01)