Managing Data

Difficulties in Managing Data Amount of data increases exponentially Data are scattered and collected  by many individuals using various methods and devices Data come from many sources e.g. Click stream da Data security, quality and integrity are critica Data degrades overtime Examples: customers move to a new address employees are hired and fired Data rot: problems with media on which the data are stored   Examples of Data Sources ...

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IS Resources

People End users:  the people who use the IS or the information from the IS IS specialists: the people who develop and operate IS Hardware Resources All physical devices used in information processing Machines, data media, peripherals Software Resources All information processing instructions including programs and procedures System software, application software and procedures Data Resources Facts about the business transactions Processed and organized information Databases of organized data Network Resources Communications media Network infrastructure:  hardware...

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The Modern Organizations in the Digital Economy

Types of Information Systems Computer-based information systems (CBIS) use computer technology to perform some or all of their tasks (collect, process, stores, analyze and disseminate information) and are composed of: Hardware: devices such as a processor, monitor, keyboard or printer Software: program or collection of programs that enable hardware to process Database: collection of related files or tables containing data Network: a connecting system (wireline or wireless) that permits different computers to share resources Procedures: set of instructions about how to combine the above components in  order...

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Why Are Information Systems Important to You?

Information systems are used by all functional areas in an organization Finance and Accounting Forecast revenue and business activity Determine the best sources and use of funds Perform audits Sales and Marketing Product analysis: developing new goods and services Site analysis : determine the best location for production and distribution facilities Promotion analysis: identify the best advertising channels Price analysis: setting product prices to get the highest revenues Manufacturing Process customer orders Develop production schedules Control inventory levels Monitor...

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Business Pressures, Organizational ,Responses, and IT Support

Business Pressure The business environment is the combination of social, legal, economic, physical, and political factors that affect business activities. Significant changes in any of these factor are likely to create business pressure on the  organization. The three types of business pressures faced are: market, technology, and societal pressures. The Global Economy and Strong Competition Regional agreements NAFTA – European Union BRIC Cost of labor Outsourcing / off shoring  Strategic Systems increase market share and/or profits better negotiate...

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The Global Web-Based Platform

Best represented by the Internet and the World Wide Web Internet (Net) : Large network that connects smaller networks globally Launched in 1969 National computer network US funded project called  ARPANET  [Advanced Research Project Agency Network] Being connected to the Internet is often described as being online World Wide Web – the Web , WWW: A multimedia Interface to resources available on the Internet Introduced in 1992 at CERN  [Centre for European Nuclear Research] in Switzerland Enables us to connect, compute, communicate, collaborate, and compete everywhere and anytime Operates...

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Information Systems: Concepts and Management

 Business Process: a collection of related activities that produce a product  a service of value to the organization, its business partners, and/or its customers.    One functional area   Cross-functiona  IS process data into information   Get the right information to the right people at the right time in the right amount and in the right format Data: elementary description of things, events, activities and transactions that are recorded, classified and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning. Information: data that is organized and structured within a context, and...

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