Business CH 13
Management Information Systems
A business function, like accounting and human resources, which moves information about people, products, and processes across the company to facilitate decision-making and problem-solving
Transaction Processing System
A management information system designed to handle large volumes of routine, recurring transactions.
Enterprise Total
an internal website that provides proprietary corporate information to a defined user group
Executive Information System
is customized for an individual executive
Application Service Provider
outside supplier that provides both the computers and the application support for managing an information system
Intranets
private corporate networks
Data Warehouse
combines many databases across the whole company into one central database that supports management decision making
Knowledge Management
focuses on researching, gathering, organizing, and sharing an organization's collective knowledge to improve productivity, foster innovation, and gain competitive advantage
Expert Systems
gives managers advice similar to what they would get from a human consultant
Decision Support System
helps managers make decisions using interactive computer models that describe real-world processes
Information Technology
includes the equipment and techniques used to manage and process information
Management Support Systems
use the internal master database to perform high-level analyses that help managers make better decisions