ASSIGNMENTS- MBA Sem-II

MB0031 –MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

SET 1
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Q.1:-a.
Explain the impact of MIS in the area of police Information system.
b.
What are the functions and disadvantages of MIS?
Ans:-MIS is an Information system which helps in providing the management of an
organization with information which is used by management for decision making.
A management information system (MIS) is a subset of the overall internal controls
of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures
by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product,
service or a business-wide strategy. Management information systems are distinct from
regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems
applied in operational activities in the organization. Academically, the term is commonly used
to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support
of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems, Expert systems, and Executive
information systems.
During the period of preindustrial revolution most of the data processing was done manually.
It was after the industrial revolution that the computers slowly started replacing manual
labour. The modern digital computer was basically designed to handle scientific calculations.
During the period 1940 to 1960 computers were commercially used for census and payroll
work. This involved
large
amount of data and its processing. Since then the
commercial application exceeded the scientific applications for which the computer were
mainly intended for. MIS is an Information system which helps in providing the management
of an organization with information which is used by management for decision making.
Impact of MIS
MIS has a major impact on the functions of any organization. The
organization derives benefits from the systems in the following form:
(a)
Speedy access to information,
(b)
Interpretation of data,
(c)
Quick decisions,
(d)
Speedy actions,
(e)
Increased productivity and thereby increase in the profit
(f)
Reduced transaction cost
The usage of Electronic media for data storage and processing the data is an integral
part of MIS. The texts and images in electronic forms are effective in communicating ideas
from source to destination. It is technology driven in the sense it revolves around wireless
electronic gadgets, internet, money cards – credits cards, debit cards, id cards, atm cards
etc.
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MIS is very significant in modern day education system where we come across
usage of LCDs, Smart boards, internet etc in class rooms. In the tourism MIS has led to
radical changes in booking system, tourist information system, hotel facilities,
accommodation facilities, transportation modes available, images of the facilities that could
be provided etc.
Function of MIS
The main function of MIS is to help the managers and the executives
in the organization in decision making.
1.
Large quantities of data like customers information, competitors information,
personnel records, sales data, accounting data etc is collected from internal sources like the
company records and external sources like annual reports and publications.
2.
The collected data is organized in the form of a database.
3.
The data from the database is processed and analysed by using different
tools and techniques.
4.
The results of the analysis is properly presented to the managers to help them
in decision making.
Disadvantages of MIS
1.
Highly senstive requires constant monitoring.
2.
Budgeting of MIS extremely difficult.
3.
Quality of outputs governed by quality of inputs.
4.
Lack of flexiblity to update itself.
5.
Effectiveness decreases due to frequent changes in top management
6.
Takes into account only qualitative factors and ignores non-qualitative factors
like morale of worker, attitude of worker etc...
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MIS
Teaching
methodology
Transportation
planning
Better Tourists
Information
Office
automation
Better Banking
system
Increased
Production