Management Information and Technology systems are basically softwares that are designed to cooperate with hardware systems to help in decision support and handling of data. Information Systems are known to publish articles which give full details on the design of different languages and their implementations, algorithms, basic data models, and hardware for information technologies. This paper is therefore a discussion of Management Information Systems and how they can be effectively applied in Clothes Shop Company to give the best results. There is also a brief analysis of some of ways in which data and information obtained from the Management Information Systems can be effectively used in decision making process in the company.
The field of Information and Technology Systems has made much impact to several disciplines like economics, politics and political science, law, firm or business management, sociology, cultural studies, psychology, computer science, science, telecommunications and even in engineering (Philip Segey, 2001, p. 37). Therefore this single fact makes the field a key element with a lot of significance for the modern business-world. In order to have the best management operations and decision making in a given organisation, it would be necessary for that particular organization to incorporate the use of Management Information Systems for better performance. In any company dealing with Fashion and Design, or even a shop or a mall, it is very necessary to apply the use of Information Systems since they can be useful in ensuring that the right volumes of sales are arrived at within the specified time period. We will therefore look at how these systems can be effectively applied in a Clothes Shop Company.
Organisational Hierarchy
The organizational hierarchy of Management Information Systems will be valuable if it integrates all the relevant elements into the main system. It should be able to bring information from all areas and places with different environmental issues and also with varying cultural, social and even economic factors. A good system should also help in storing vital information in a database that will be used in projecting the milestones of the organization as well as expenditures (Stallings, 2004, p. 39). For a clothes shop company, there are a number of organisational hierarchies necessary for the operations of the business. In the Clothes Company, four levels of organisational hierarchy can be effective.
Beginning from the low rank to the highest, these four levels in the organizational hierarchy will be quite operational, in the management of the business and setting the right pace strategies. The major types of these information systems strategic levels include the transactional processing, office management systems, workplace knowledge systems, decision-making and support systems, and Management Information Systems. All these systems will form a hierarchy which forms the entire management system. The major transactional operations include tracking of pays, payrolls, machine controlling of payments, and refunding or compensation. This level plays a very vital role in the operations of the company (Stallings, 2004, p. 43).
Input, Processes, and Output and Hardware and Software for Information System
Any viable information system for application for a clothes company will integrate the use and application of managerial information systems that are competent in achieving the goals of the company. Basically, the system should have hardware-software connections since one can not operate without the other (Kenneth, 2000, p. 50). Software developers have been able to come up with Information Systems that are based on computer applications and operations. These systems will therefore use advanced systems having integrated recording components, storage devices like hard disks, and systems having the capability of disseminating all the indicated linguistic computer expressions. In order to develop a good system for our company, the best thing is to come up with computer based products which are up-to-date and can be effectively applied in the operations of the business through the use of softwares and internet applications which will improve communication between departmental activities.
Any suitable Management Information System should make use of hardware-software combinations which meet the necessary requirements for effective functioning. This means that the combination should be able to provide the user with instant decisions, and this will be effective in ensuring that the operations of the company run smoothly (Laudon, 2006, p. 63). The application of these software should be done in a competent manner so that no problems that may occur in the future with the system. Also, there should be the use of stable data resources and data-bases where information is stored in a way that it cannot be compromised, or accessed by the wrong people. The use of the internet has also been proved to be a very useful system which can be applied in our company.
Process of Decision Making and the Use of Data in Decision Making
How can be data stored in the databases or collected be applicable in any business or company decision making It should be known clear that it is from any acquired data or information that can be effectively applied in making decisions for better operations in the future. For instance, lets say that we have a given data for the sales that has been made by the company within a given period of time, we can from that data conclude the nature of clothes that sold the most during what particular time period. Once we have that in mind, it will therefore occur to us that, in the future, the company will be required to increase and specialize in the selling of that particular kind of clothes in that particular time period. This is a concise decision which can result in better sales within the coming years (Haag Cummings, 2008, p. 69).
Therefore, it would be necessary that any management in any particular company gives reference to the stored information in making decisions. This will show the company the right direction through which better fortune can be realised. Therefore, any good and applicable Management Information System should be capable of maintaining the acquired information, and be able to make it available for decisions making in the running of the business. Data can give the management an insight on the areas that need to be addressed, what personnel are not delivering the best services to the company, what customers need to be reached the most, what age does a particular product go to, and so on. The eventual outcome will be the making of better profits in the running of the Clothes Shop Company.
When it comes to decision making process, there are a number of issues that have to be solved with management information systems. In order to have the necessary decision making system, it is necessary to incorporate and Decision Support System. This system will be effective in guiding the management to make relevant decisions in addressing the problems faced in the organisation (Elleithy, 2007, p. 49). Therefore, the best decision strategy will involve the use of Decision Support system, and then the managerial can be in a position of addressing the major problems in the major departments of the Clothes Shop Company. This will monitor all operations in the sales department, in the customer care department, and in the management department. The decision making process will therefore involve all players in the organisation, starting from the Executive all the way to the bottom employees. This is quite important because every single individual has a strong purpose why he or she is in the business, and therefore it will be injustice if all people are not incorporated in the decision making process. At sometimes, the management should come up with ways of ensuring that even the customers participate in decision making by letting them give their views and opinions on the operations of the company.
Use of Information in Strategic Planning
In the Clothes Shop Company, information has been noted to be playing a big role in strategic planning. The information that has been collected within a given time period has been appropriately utilized in setting the necessary plans which have been aimed in putting the necessary measures in place to ensure there is business advancement in the future. This undertakes to address all the past problems and hardships that may have been previously faced by the organisation, and then ensuring that the necessary strategies are put in place to solve the issue (Elleithy, 2007, p. 52). Any information that has been obtained either in the managing, recruitments, sales, advertising and even in customer relations are always utilized in coming up with the necessary strategic plans which either address the problem being faced, or improve the customer service provisions.
Information system and help in decision making
The use of information systems will necessarily result in improved decision making process within an organisation. Information systems provide with them advanced and fast analysis of a problem, looking for similar problems which might have occurred in the company before, and looking at the solutions which were provided to that particular problem, then from there the necessary advice is obtained which gives an immediate redress to the issue being faced (Laudon, 2006, p. 57). In the clothes shop company, any information use will be effective in improving customer delivery, and making some other decisions like in management and in the sales department. Therefore, it should be agreed that the use of advanced Information Systems is definitely the sure way through our present companies can benefit the most from their businesses.
Evaluation for the Information System
From this study, we have noted that the use of Information Systems in the business has definitely led to improved service provisions to the customers, and above all, improving the nature and rate of decision making in the business. This has led to improvement of sales thereby increasing the companys revenue. It should therefore be appropriate that any other company dealing with clothes, and dreams of getting returns, should effectively consider these Information Systems for better business performance. This organisational change has hence been able to provide the company with what it really needed for its business operation.
Concerns about Organisational Change and Other Possible Solutions
When a give company is to adopt any given Information technology systems, there are a number of issues which have to be addressed. These concerns include organisational changes which mean that the company should also come up with ways through which people will be trained to be technology experts so that they can effectively use the new systems. Also, the company will have to review its processes of decision-making and so on. The adoption of these changes will also be costly for an organisation and therefore it is always necessary that the company should be ready for the change in terms of cash and personnel (Beynon, 2009, p. 57). Although there are hardships towards this organisational change, the overall implication with the Clothes Shop Company is that it has been able to realise the best performance than ever before. In order to be able to have better business performance, the company can adopt the use of the internet in order to reach the highest number of customers. There should also be adoption of Management Information Systems which can be easily integrated to newer technologies once they come our way. This is important because, over the years, technology has been seen to advance at a very high rate, and the indication is that there will be changes in technology year in, year out. Therefore, the information system used should be able to address future technological advancements.
It will therefore be agreed that the use of all forms of Information Systems will be effective in improving business operations. These can therefore be adopted by any given organisation for better performance. It would therefore be necessary that organisations opt for this change and ensuring that all the workers of that organisation are computer literate in order to give better services in the business operations. From all other similar companies that have adopted these new technologies, it has been recorded that there have been improvements leading in increased productivity, and eventual better gains to the company (Mcleod, 2007, p. 98). Organisations should also focus on expanding their information systems by integrating an information source in the entire system map so that there can be better customer care, which will eventually result in improved business operations and decision making.
The field of Information and Technology Systems has made much impact to several disciplines like economics, politics and political science, law, firm or business management, sociology, cultural studies, psychology, computer science, science, telecommunications and even in engineering (Philip Segey, 2001, p. 37). Therefore this single fact makes the field a key element with a lot of significance for the modern business-world. In order to have the best management operations and decision making in a given organisation, it would be necessary for that particular organization to incorporate the use of Management Information Systems for better performance. In any company dealing with Fashion and Design, or even a shop or a mall, it is very necessary to apply the use of Information Systems since they can be useful in ensuring that the right volumes of sales are arrived at within the specified time period. We will therefore look at how these systems can be effectively applied in a Clothes Shop Company.
Organisational Hierarchy
The organizational hierarchy of Management Information Systems will be valuable if it integrates all the relevant elements into the main system. It should be able to bring information from all areas and places with different environmental issues and also with varying cultural, social and even economic factors. A good system should also help in storing vital information in a database that will be used in projecting the milestones of the organization as well as expenditures (Stallings, 2004, p. 39). For a clothes shop company, there are a number of organisational hierarchies necessary for the operations of the business. In the Clothes Company, four levels of organisational hierarchy can be effective.
Beginning from the low rank to the highest, these four levels in the organizational hierarchy will be quite operational, in the management of the business and setting the right pace strategies. The major types of these information systems strategic levels include the transactional processing, office management systems, workplace knowledge systems, decision-making and support systems, and Management Information Systems. All these systems will form a hierarchy which forms the entire management system. The major transactional operations include tracking of pays, payrolls, machine controlling of payments, and refunding or compensation. This level plays a very vital role in the operations of the company (Stallings, 2004, p. 43).
Input, Processes, and Output and Hardware and Software for Information System
Any viable information system for application for a clothes company will integrate the use and application of managerial information systems that are competent in achieving the goals of the company. Basically, the system should have hardware-software connections since one can not operate without the other (Kenneth, 2000, p. 50). Software developers have been able to come up with Information Systems that are based on computer applications and operations. These systems will therefore use advanced systems having integrated recording components, storage devices like hard disks, and systems having the capability of disseminating all the indicated linguistic computer expressions. In order to develop a good system for our company, the best thing is to come up with computer based products which are up-to-date and can be effectively applied in the operations of the business through the use of softwares and internet applications which will improve communication between departmental activities.
Any suitable Management Information System should make use of hardware-software combinations which meet the necessary requirements for effective functioning. This means that the combination should be able to provide the user with instant decisions, and this will be effective in ensuring that the operations of the company run smoothly (Laudon, 2006, p. 63). The application of these software should be done in a competent manner so that no problems that may occur in the future with the system. Also, there should be the use of stable data resources and data-bases where information is stored in a way that it cannot be compromised, or accessed by the wrong people. The use of the internet has also been proved to be a very useful system which can be applied in our company.
Process of Decision Making and the Use of Data in Decision Making
How can be data stored in the databases or collected be applicable in any business or company decision making It should be known clear that it is from any acquired data or information that can be effectively applied in making decisions for better operations in the future. For instance, lets say that we have a given data for the sales that has been made by the company within a given period of time, we can from that data conclude the nature of clothes that sold the most during what particular time period. Once we have that in mind, it will therefore occur to us that, in the future, the company will be required to increase and specialize in the selling of that particular kind of clothes in that particular time period. This is a concise decision which can result in better sales within the coming years (Haag Cummings, 2008, p. 69).
Therefore, it would be necessary that any management in any particular company gives reference to the stored information in making decisions. This will show the company the right direction through which better fortune can be realised. Therefore, any good and applicable Management Information System should be capable of maintaining the acquired information, and be able to make it available for decisions making in the running of the business. Data can give the management an insight on the areas that need to be addressed, what personnel are not delivering the best services to the company, what customers need to be reached the most, what age does a particular product go to, and so on. The eventual outcome will be the making of better profits in the running of the Clothes Shop Company.
When it comes to decision making process, there are a number of issues that have to be solved with management information systems. In order to have the necessary decision making system, it is necessary to incorporate and Decision Support System. This system will be effective in guiding the management to make relevant decisions in addressing the problems faced in the organisation (Elleithy, 2007, p. 49). Therefore, the best decision strategy will involve the use of Decision Support system, and then the managerial can be in a position of addressing the major problems in the major departments of the Clothes Shop Company. This will monitor all operations in the sales department, in the customer care department, and in the management department. The decision making process will therefore involve all players in the organisation, starting from the Executive all the way to the bottom employees. This is quite important because every single individual has a strong purpose why he or she is in the business, and therefore it will be injustice if all people are not incorporated in the decision making process. At sometimes, the management should come up with ways of ensuring that even the customers participate in decision making by letting them give their views and opinions on the operations of the company.
Use of Information in Strategic Planning
In the Clothes Shop Company, information has been noted to be playing a big role in strategic planning. The information that has been collected within a given time period has been appropriately utilized in setting the necessary plans which have been aimed in putting the necessary measures in place to ensure there is business advancement in the future. This undertakes to address all the past problems and hardships that may have been previously faced by the organisation, and then ensuring that the necessary strategies are put in place to solve the issue (Elleithy, 2007, p. 52). Any information that has been obtained either in the managing, recruitments, sales, advertising and even in customer relations are always utilized in coming up with the necessary strategic plans which either address the problem being faced, or improve the customer service provisions.
Information system and help in decision making
The use of information systems will necessarily result in improved decision making process within an organisation. Information systems provide with them advanced and fast analysis of a problem, looking for similar problems which might have occurred in the company before, and looking at the solutions which were provided to that particular problem, then from there the necessary advice is obtained which gives an immediate redress to the issue being faced (Laudon, 2006, p. 57). In the clothes shop company, any information use will be effective in improving customer delivery, and making some other decisions like in management and in the sales department. Therefore, it should be agreed that the use of advanced Information Systems is definitely the sure way through our present companies can benefit the most from their businesses.
Evaluation for the Information System
From this study, we have noted that the use of Information Systems in the business has definitely led to improved service provisions to the customers, and above all, improving the nature and rate of decision making in the business. This has led to improvement of sales thereby increasing the companys revenue. It should therefore be appropriate that any other company dealing with clothes, and dreams of getting returns, should effectively consider these Information Systems for better business performance. This organisational change has hence been able to provide the company with what it really needed for its business operation.
Concerns about Organisational Change and Other Possible Solutions
When a give company is to adopt any given Information technology systems, there are a number of issues which have to be addressed. These concerns include organisational changes which mean that the company should also come up with ways through which people will be trained to be technology experts so that they can effectively use the new systems. Also, the company will have to review its processes of decision-making and so on. The adoption of these changes will also be costly for an organisation and therefore it is always necessary that the company should be ready for the change in terms of cash and personnel (Beynon, 2009, p. 57). Although there are hardships towards this organisational change, the overall implication with the Clothes Shop Company is that it has been able to realise the best performance than ever before. In order to be able to have better business performance, the company can adopt the use of the internet in order to reach the highest number of customers. There should also be adoption of Management Information Systems which can be easily integrated to newer technologies once they come our way. This is important because, over the years, technology has been seen to advance at a very high rate, and the indication is that there will be changes in technology year in, year out. Therefore, the information system used should be able to address future technological advancements.
It will therefore be agreed that the use of all forms of Information Systems will be effective in improving business operations. These can therefore be adopted by any given organisation for better performance. It would therefore be necessary that organisations opt for this change and ensuring that all the workers of that organisation are computer literate in order to give better services in the business operations. From all other similar companies that have adopted these new technologies, it has been recorded that there have been improvements leading in increased productivity, and eventual better gains to the company (Mcleod, 2007, p. 98). Organisations should also focus on expanding their information systems by integrating an information source in the entire system map so that there can be better customer care, which will eventually result in improved business operations and decision making.
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