My Life's Journey

Final Question No.5

2008-10-09T03:36:00.000-07:00

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.’"

www.dpsmagazine.com/content/ContentCT.asp?P=347

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final question # 4

2008-10-06T08:56:00.000-07:00

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge-based_systems

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Final blogpost # 3

2008-09-22T05:04:00.000-07:00

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.

www.indususa.com/electronicmanagementsystem

question # 2

2008-09-22T04:53:00.000-07:00

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.

momentumhealthware.com/us/.../products/decisionsupport/index.aspx

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Final's Question # 01

2008-09-16T05:00:00.000-07:00

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.

http://www.miscoltd.com/const.php

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question no.3-midterm

2008-08-25T07:24:00.000-07:00

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.

www.cs.indiana.edu/classes/a114-dger/fall2002/notes/Eight.html - Cached

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question #2-midterm

2008-08-22T04:36:00.000-07:00

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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question # 1- Midterm

2008-07-29T02:32:00.000-07:00

Name: SWREG INC.

SWREG, Inc is owned by Digital River, a trusted publicly traded company in the United States . SWREG,is a customer focused company with a cohesive team of professionals who strive to provide service excellence. The oldest online software store in the world. SWREG®, in existence since 1987, is a valuable service that was created to provide software and shareware authors the most convenient means possible of selling their products online.
SWREG® is one of the most advanced and fastest growing online software processors on the web today. it is a global e-commerce solution. Robust, flexible and customizable features and functionality make it make it easy (and painfree) to build your e-commerce business-all at a great value backed by outstanding service from SWREG.

The concept of e-commerce is fast becoming advantageous for both the vendor and consumer in today's fast moving and electronically-connected world.
E-commerce offers advantages that include the ability to expand into global markets with a minimum of expense, thus allowing firms to reach narrow market segments that are geographically scattered.
As the Internet is a cost effective medium of delivery, the main advantage of online ecommerce is its cost efficiency. And here's why: Ecommerce decreases the cost of creating, processing, distributing, storing and retrieving paper-based information. .
Another major advantage that SWREG companies see is the increase in sales e-commerce brings, and increased sales typically mean increased profits as well.
Yet another advantage of moving a business online is that it allows the flexibility to target market segmentation, which in turn allows companies to focus on a select group of customers, thus having a competitive advantage in giving them what they want and satisfying unique needs.
This benefit ties in with the advantage of 'customer customization," in which the concept of 'built-to-order', allowing for inexpensive customization of products and services and provides a competitive advantage for companies who adapt this strategy.
E-commerce marketing also allow for real-time communications and the interchange of data in the supply chain, making the supply chain more effective.
By having better visibility across the supply chain, company inventory levels can be reduced, as supplies are more predictable. With lower inventory levels, costs can once again be automatically be decreased.
Lastly, this sort of ecommerce also allows information to flow freely between cooperating businesses, making it easier and simpler for organizations to share information.
It is important to consider, however, that buyers or customers also benefit from doing their buying online. As sales opportunities expand for the vendor, they also increase the buying opportunities and power for the buyer. Many buyers choose to shop online as it provides them with an almost unlimited variety of choices from many different products and services from a wider variety of sellers.

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question # 6

2008-07-16T07:11:00.000-07:00

Research one multinational corportion like procter & gamble, unilever,IBM, Microsoft, Honda & etc. Identify and describe how their subsidiaries are managed and how technology has assisted them in their corporate or local operations. further, identify one Philippine company that has gone worldwide( eg. Jollibee and bench) and describe their stategies. evaluate the stategies of foreign companies with that of Philippine corporation.

www.mcdonalds.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Drug#External_links

McDonalds Corporation is a corporate member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and a member of our local chapter in the Chicagoland area. TL9000 Diversity Best Practices Committee, helping to write industry guidelines. Our initiative will continue to grow through our outreach activities, our strategic alliances and sharing of qualified diversity suppliers with our key customers, our involvement in local and national groups and associations, and our corporate commitment, namely "It is the right thing to do for our company and for our community

IT Directions
"They are following the US market in terms of growth, so this year, they will continue with the specific projects that have been started last year and the consolidation of the different applications, so that the stores can access the applications using the Internet.Expounding more on the network consolidation, They described that the store network is a project that allows the company-owned stores to be connected either via broadband or frame-relay. This allows the company to retrieve some information from and to the stores from the Help Desk for updates of the pricing, downloading of memos etc., as well as email exchange of information from the head office and suppliers. Easy communication provided by network consolidation also covers the local announcements from the head office to the stores. The network consolidation also allows the deployment of applications faster.
Another area for IT expansion is the consolidation of applications, focusing more on the transmission service. This works when a branch finished a store day and consolidation of all the information takes place from the store to the head office. With the store network in place, the time in generating the reports will also be faster.

In the Philippines, the company began in 1945 with a single store owned by Mariano Que. He named it after Mercury, the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology and whose staff, the caduceus, is sometimes used as a symbol of medicine.

In 1945, Mercury Drug cut packaged bulk items into individual pieces. It was called "tingi-tingi" or the selling-by-piece-retail method.
In 1963, upon the invitation of Ayala Corporation, Mercury Drug opened its second branch in May 1963 at a developing commercial center in Makati (now known as the Ayala Center).
In 1965, Mercury Drug established its landmark branch in Quiapo, Manila.

Innovations
It introduced many "firsts" in the Philippine drugstore industry:
1948: Motorized customer delivery service
1952: 17-hour, 7 days a week drugstore service
1963: Self-service drugstore
1965: 24-hours, 7 days a week service
1967: Computerized temperature-controlled central warehouse
1969: Biological refrigerators to preserve life-saving medicines
1976: Expansion throughout Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

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question # 5

2008-07-03T05:03:00.000-07:00

As a future manager, What is your computer ethics program? justify each activity.
*the computer will not be used by anyone else unless he has my permission to use it
* every measure will be taken to ensure the accuracy of computer processing.

Question # 4.

2008-06-25T00:35:00.000-07:00

Cite a manual procedure here in our school which you prefer to computerized. describe how this system should function and how can this help the employees and students of RMMC.

* In canteen area, delayed services in having meals could cause bad moods, inorder to minimize it they should have that computerized system in punching every snacks or meal they bought. it helps in maintaining proper order and it won't cause the canteen cashier to be in a hurry. you only have to swipe as to deduct every food you get.
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Question # 3

2008-06-19T05:04:00.000-07:00

Justify or contradict these trends by citing examples.
1) Mis users are more knowledgeable. I consider my self as a best example because as of now I got of informations about MIS that i could use in applying in different aspects.
2) More power is available to the users.you have the power to decide especially in managerial decision making. Example: For the managers, it helps in conceptualizing in making decisions that nobody could influence them in pursuing their management capacity.
3) Resistance to the implementation of emerging MIS subsiding. Example:there are bank institutions who have a subsidize/parent company, so when they are implementing new rules and regulation it can easily send it to them for them to be aware or be inform. 4) Connectitivity. They can easily furnished information such as call center are the best example.
5) Mis is becoming one of the primary of increasing productivity. Example: The company particular in the production area, the use of computerized and hi-tech equipment for faster and quality output.
6) Companies are using mis as a competitive strategy. As of now, MIS is being use mostly by companies like Matsuhita company, a big company that need MIS especially in sales report making.They pass their sales report to their sister company if they have so that they could gather more information needed by the company in managing the work and their operation as well as helping in solving their problems.
8) The end user is encoming the focus of MIS activity. Once you now have the knowledge of MIS in how to use it properly, it makes as a hobby to your life that you can use anytime. Example those IT teacher that make MIS as a hobby they can use it as a extra income by teaching those who want to have an extra information about the subject.
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Question#.2

2008-06-19T02:16:00.000-07:00

How can the manager and employees make use of information as a strategic/competitive advantage over other competitors?

Information about the present or future can provide search marketers with a competitive advantage. This is true not just for immediate competitive intelligence and the incremental power that a real-time campaign or bidding system can provide by analyzing data as it happens, but also for the understanding of trends that indicate where the search engines are going, which can help you plan at a macro level.Knowledge is the ultimate competitive advantage only if understood from an action-oriented perspective. All the information technologies and data cannot assure competitive advantage in the long-term, nor do decisions that are made - if made at all - drawing upon insights hidden in information and data. Only translating information and decisions into actionable value propositions can assure competitive advantage. Hence, in this perspective, knowledge lies in action: in effective utilization of data and information resources for actionable decisions and, most importantly, in execution. As elaborated earlier, business managers need to define and continuously refine their business value propositions to ensure that they are not marginalized by radical discontinuous change. Therefore, this knowledge management strategy and its execution with the aid of information, communication and collaboration technologies can provide a greater chance at being 'great' than is otherwise possible.

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My Comment..

2008-06-17T02:47:00.000-07:00

I could say that MIS (Management Information System) is very important because its a way of having information that could help us in Decision-Making..Simply without it how could anyone operate to solve its different problem without that information that can be benefited enough to make alternative solution. that's how MIS work in our daily activities that go through in a way that be a helping tool for us ..

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what it's definition

2008-06-12T01:18:00.000-07:00

Management Information System (MIS)is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy.Management Information Systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization. Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems,Expert information systems.

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