Final Question No.5

As a topic before KBS, DSS and VO, identify and describe one company that adopts an MIS. Include in your discussion, how MIS help and support the company, its managers and other employees, in their problem solving and decision-making

Management information systems specifically designed for the print industry offer users the ability to streamline business workflow for a more efficient, productive, and profitable operation.Like a highway infrastructure directing traffic, print management information systems (MIS) are dedicated to managing the entire print process. Many of the Print MIS systems in the marketplace today originated as custom development initiatives as print shop owners realized they needed help tracking different processes, such as quoting, billing, and inventory control. This creates the fragmented market that we see today, as a certain print MIS are is typically focused on requirements of specific size/type of printers.
These customized products have evolved into dozens of different solutions, and since there are so many available, it is important to evaluate your current and future needs.

The benefits of a MIS that help and support managers, empolyees are due to the gain in productivity, reduced errors and turnaround times, better customer service, an increase in the top line, and the ability to make better decisions that an advanced MIS systems provide.
A MIS system is a critical component of sustaining your growth due to its automation—which can improve your business decisions and speed your organization’s turnaround,Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them.’ At the same time,there is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.’"

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final question # 4

TOPIC: THE KNOWLEDGE - BASED SYSTEMS (KBS)Question # 3: 1. Describe or define KBS.2. Distinguish KBS from MIS.3. Illustrate (give examples) how KBS can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.


Knowledge-Based System is a computer system that is programmed to imitate human problem-solving by means of artificial intelligence and reference to a database of knowledge on a particular subject.

The most important aspect of a knowledge base is the quality of information it contains. The best knowledge bases have carefully written articles that are kept up to date, an excellent information retrieval system (such as a search engine), and a carefully designed content format and classification structure while in MIS, Managers ensure the availability, continuity, and security of data and information technology services in their organizations. In this capacity, they oversee a variety of user services such as an organization’s help desk, which employees can call with questions or problems. MIS directors also may make hardware and software upgrade recommendations based on their experience with an organization’s technology.

For example. Information overload is a critical problem in both military and commercial decision-making processes. Knowledge based systems provide a flexible, user definable and highly scalable solution to these problems by wedding intelligent multi-agent software with a user-focused graphical interface to provide improved decision making in dynamic environments and improved situational awareness. This approach lends itself to many potential applications in both the military and commercial sectors.



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Final blogpost # 3

TOPIC: THE VIRTUAL OFFICE (VO)Question # 3: 1. Describe or define VO.2. Distinguish VO from MIS.3. Illustrate (give examples) how VO can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.


Virtual Office is a web-based tool that provides a range of information on most office-based hazards. it reinforces the need to use a risk management approach when identifying and controlling office based hazards. Virtual Office easily manage data (emails, contacts, meetings, documents, tasks, ...). Virtual Office have information archival and retrieval system that runs on the latest IT networks and serves the needs of organizations large and small. whereas MIS the manager evaluate the newest and most innovative technologies and determine how the information help their organizations as to increasingly involved with the upkeep. maintenance and security of the networks.

It makes an organization efficient because with it, vital information is at the fingertips of the organization's users. Any user on the IT network can retrieve information from the central storage within a few seconds after making a request.
The original information is never lost, never misfiled and is always available. Multiple users can retrieve the same information simultaneously unlike with paper based manual filing systems in which only one user can have access to a file at any time.
Organizations that are using Virtual Office can never be without it. Through it's use they realize how it makes their job and decision making fast and helps in making their organization save time; time, that normally with a manual filing system is wasted in searching for information that is needed.

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question # 2

TOPIC: THE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS)Question # 3: 1. Describe or define DSS.2. Distinguish DSS from MIS.3. Illustrate (give examples) how DSS can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.


Decision Support Systems (DSS) is an informating- producing system aimed at a particular problem that a manager must solve and a decisions that a manager must make. The manager can be located anywhere in the organization on any level and in any functional area.

The MIS ( Management Information System) is intended to provide problem solving information to a group of managers in a general way, whereas the DSS is intended to support a single manager in a specific way. We regard the MIS as an information-producing system that support a group of managers who represent an organizational unit such as a management level of a functional area.
DSS could provide the insight to effectively manage the organization. Entering information into a system is one thing, however, essential value is found in real-time information access. This empowers to manage their business and make sound business decisions in a timely manner. It also enable users to easily see trends, make future predictions, and fix problems before they occur. Anyone within the organization with appropriate security privileges can view standard reports and create customized views that have a spreadsheet look and feel. Allowing you and your employees to correlate multiple different dimensions of data and that you can identify cause and effect relationships that are otherwise buried in your data. It reduce Administrative Work by automating report processing and distribution, your employees will spend less time on administration and more time analyzing information and making informed decisions.





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Final's Question # 01

Maritime Industrial Services Co. Ltd. Inc. (MIS) enjoys continued success in the petroleum-related construction and services industry. As one of the leading contractors in the Middle East, providing a full line of engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, safety, operating, and maintenance services to the oil, gas, petrochemical, power generation, marine, and heavy industries, MIS recognizes client needs and aggressively develops quality, economical services and products to satisfy those needs. Their customer-driven approach to quality has proven successful, but more so, it is their ability to remain flexible in an ever changing market that enables them to expand customer base and cultivate long-lasting, mutually beneficial customer relationships.
the reputation of the company in the region and their proven track record of excellent growth management fuel continued success and development in the market. At the forefront in the adoption of new technology and contemporary management methods to improve efficiency and ensure even better quality, MIS forges ahead in the Middle East and beyond, strengthening existing customer relationships, cultivating new ones, and targeting a broader international market. Placing a strong emphasis on experience, expertise, capability, quality, communication and safety. With continuing aggressive, innovative marketing and excellent follow-through construction, MIS maintains a strong market position and remains poised for future growth.


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question no.3-midterm

For those who are not working, research one company in the net who is using computerized database systems. Describe the use and/or nature of these systems and describe too the benefits/disadvantages from these systems. Include your reference.

Name: Premiere Products Company

Premiere Products, a distributor of appliances, housewares, and sporting goods is a fictitious company that will use spreadsheet software to maintain company's data. Premiere Products must maintain information about sales reps, customers, and parts inventory as well as store information about orders. The company needs to maintain data on more than one category (customers, sales reps, orders, parts) and is interested in the relationships between the categories.

• The database terms entity, attribute, and relationship. An entity is a person, place, object, event, or idea for which you want to store and process data. An attribute is a characteristic or property of an entity. A relationship is an association between entities. The one-to-many relationship that exists between sales reps and customers in the Premiere Products database. In a database system, a one-to-many relationship is handled by using common columns in the two tables. A database is a structure that can store information about multiple types of entities, the attributes of those entities, and the relationships among the entities. A data file (a file used to store data) is not the same as a database.
  
• Benefits of Database System
  The advantages of database system are: getting more information from the same amount of data; sharing data; balancing conflicting requirements; controlling redundancy; facilitating consistency; improving integrity; expanding security; increasing productivity; and providing data independence.
  
• Disadvantages of Database System
  The disadvantages of database system are: larger file size; increased complexity; greater impact of failure; and more difficult recovery.

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question #2-midterm

Research 1 company and describe how they protect their company from internet risks.Also, research for possible risks or dangers and/or impacts of internet - related crimes to a company.

Name: Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Yokogawa Electric Corporation protect their internet from risks by using an enhanced version of the ProSafe®-RS Safety Instrumented System. This new version is smoothly integrated with Yokogawa's latest production control system, CENTUM®VP, and offers improved security and support for Windows Vista. These enhancements strike the optimum balance between improved operational efficiency and safety. it also helps prevent accidents by detecting unusual conditions in plant operations and taking emergency actions such as shutting down the plant. Unlike conventional safety instrumented systems and DCSs, which are regarded as having different roles/functions and operate separately, the operation of ProSafe-RS and CENTUM series can be fully integrated. As a result, ProSafe-RS is held in high regard by users and has been installed in more than 300 projects worldwide since its release.

The danger that one faces by Yokogawa Electric Corporation when browsing in sites with the aforementioned domain clusters is that those sites are more apt to contain malicious code that can infect your computer and launch attacks on other computers. Also, these sites are littered with viruses, or Trojan’s that can create a backdoor on your computer that would allow someone to glean your computer for critical information such as your bank account information, social security number, or other information useful to identity thieves.

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