文档介绍：1 Management Information System Management Information System Feb. 2011 2 1 What is information system? ? What is information system in your definition? 3 The definition about information system ? a set of interrelated components that work together to collect, process, store, and disseminate information to support decision making, coordination, control, analysis, and visualization in anization . 4 Data and information ?? Data are streams of raw facts representing Data are streams of raw facts representing events and occurrences events and occurrences ?? Information Information is data that have been shaped is data that have been shaped into a form that is meaningful and useful to into a form that is meaningful and useful to human beings. human beings. 5 How can IS provides useful information Feedback: output return to appropriate person to help them evaluate the input or correct the input 6 It Isn ’ t Simply Technology: The Role of People anizations ?? anizations ?? People People ?? Technology Technology Dimensions of Information Systems Dimensions of Information Systems 7 petes Globally with Information Technology petes Globally with Information Technology ?? Read the Focus on Technology and then discuss Read the Focus on Technology and then discuss the following questions: the following questions: ? What technologies are used? ? What would happen if these technologies were not available? Technology 8 ? Hardware are the physical equipment that is used to collect, process and out the information. ? Software ? munication works ? Data management technology ? IT infrastructure 9 ? Structure ? Environment ? culture 10 Structure The four basic functions will work seamlessly together to serve five entities: Suppliers,Customers Employees, Invoices/payments, Products and services