EXECUTIVE INFORMATION

SYSTEMS
AICPA
Machmudin Eka Prasetya

What is EIS

EIS provide key information, gathered from both internal and

external sources, to senior executives and manager. It
accomplished the multiple purposes of supporting decision
making, communicating information and providing awareness
Can be bottom line, illustration
Allow user to drill down to more spesific and detailed
information
User friendly GUI

Position of EIS

Position of EIS in all information system

MIS,
DSS,
BI,
KMS,
DBMS

Elements of EIS

Database interface features

Available database
Multidimensional database
Timeliness of database
Soft Information (non financial information)
Presentation features
Graphics
Natural language
Mouse control
Communication

Continued
Other Decision Support Activities

Application Development features

Drill down
Integrated with spreadsheets
Decision suppport
Knowledge discovery
4th Generation program language
EIS Shells
Rule based Logic (SQL/custom)

Typical Installation Configuration

Benefit of an EIS

To be effective, EIS must be able to support

variety of work styles and to be able to
assimilate information from many sources.
Summarize about key business indicator and
support decision making.

Reason for implementation

Integrating Information
Specialized Displays
Rapid Development
Exception Reporting
Improved Organization Communication
Strategic Sales Advatages
Competitive advantage

Limitation of EIS

Security
Password
Data

access
Financial data interrelationships
Executive Information
Drill down (quantitative vs qualitative)
Limited integrated view
Executive Involvement
Network support
Cost

Business Process Affected by an EIS

Data organization and access

Management report system
Corporate software development
Software and hardware support
Computer system downsizing and rightsizing (data
warehouse vs data mart)