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QUESTION 3

There is no one single information system that will satisfy all of the needs of an organisation. At first glance, it can be difficult to comprehend all the different systems in a business, and even more difficult to understand how they relate tone another.

With regards to the above information critically discuss the impact of information systems on organizational process and the flow of information.

Answer 1

The following are the information system:

1. Management Information System: Every level of management in an organization there would be a computerized data base to plug in the information to pull out results which is known as management information system. The main purpose of this system is to gather data on all activities of the organization like sales, performance, financial data etc in order to analyse and provide feedback to managers and to look for improvements.
2. Decision Support System: As the name indicates this system supports the organization in taking critical decisions. These decisions can be on management levels, operations decision, strategic decisions etc. It is a combination of both computer and human mind. Different kinds of knowledge based systems are used to collect raw data, personal knowledge, models etc to identify the problem and then to make a solutions.
3. Executive Information System: The executive information system is designed to support the senior executives which enable them to take strategic decisions. It contains internal and external information which can be graphical display of reports to analyze, check trends in order to monitor performance and look for opportunities for the growth of the organization.

The following are needed to ensure the success of the system:

1. Business Buy-in: Different organization/Business may be different kind of information system and hence the need to know the requirement with clarity and then to buy in a go head for the management is one of the important step to be considered for the success.
2. Communication on what are these information system, why are they used, what are the advantages of employees to use this and how much time saves to increase productivity etc has to be clearly communication to all levels of management so that there is a clear understanding for these system and usages for the success.