Management information system (MIS) A management information system ( MIS ) is a system that provides information needed to manage organizations effectively. Management information systems are regarded to be a subset of the overall internal controls procedures in a business, which cover the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures used by management accountants to solve 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 . Initially in businesses and other organizations, internal reporting was m
Type Of Decision Support Systems Decision support system are the class of computerization information system that support decision making activities. DSS are interactive computer based system and subsystems intended to help decision makers to use communication technologies ,data documents ,knowledge and/or models to complete decision support tasks. The decision support system may present information graphically and may include an expert system and artificial intelligence. These can be categorized into five types: Communication-driven DSS: Most communications-driven DSSs are targetted at internal teams, including partners. Its purpose are to help conduct a meeting, or for users to collaborate. The most common technology used to deploy the DSS is a web or client server. Examples: chats and instant messaging software, online collaboration and net-meeting systems. Data-driven DSS: Most data-driven DSSs are targeted at managers, staff and also product/