Introduction to MIS and its uses in decision making.

Hi all,

Today i will be giving a Broad overview of Management information systems (MIS) and how it is used for decision making in the business world today.

There are four different types of IS that companies use in order to enhance decision making and they are as follows:

1. MIS (Management Information Systems)
2. DDS (Decision-Support Systems)
3. EES (Executive Support Systems)
4. GDSS (Group Decision-Support Systems)

MIS collects information that is processed into data making it useful to the user. Management information systems also allows the decision-makers understand the implications of their decisions in speedy manner ensuring the best decision in made in the fastest time.
It is also a general term used for the computers within an organization that provide the firm with information about the business operations of the firm.
 

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