Business Computer Applications: Executive Information Systems Roleplay

Can you tell us more about EIS? Absolutely

It's a decision support system (DSS) or business intelligence (BI) software that assists executives in making decisions by analyzing complex information. "Correct! EIS is designed to expressly meet the needs of senior corporate executives of larger companies or coprorations."

Executive HRM systems software should provide...

executives with visibility over areas of human resources managment, including personnel requirements forecasting, recruiting, selection, hiring, evaluation, training, retention, and grievance management, scheduling, and compensation

What categories of business functions do executive information systems help to integrate? :The integrated functions include:

Ops managment, financial managment, marketing, HRM, SCM

How does EIS benefit operations management? "The operations managment component of an EIS should.....

Provide the executive with an overview of the entire manufacturing processes and equip the executive with the ability to drill down each specific step in the process.

Can you name the vendors of EIS software who are market leaders?

SAP with its business process management software and oracle with it's netsuite software

Ok, that sounds great! what would executive marketing management software provide in the executive information system?

Senior managers with visibility in gathering marketing data, storing the data, analyzing, and distributing sales and marketing information to appropriate users.

How does EIS work?

The EIS integrates the organization's management software so that the executives have visibility over all business functions. Without a stable infrastructure., it's hard for you to make appropriate timely decisions.

What are the benefits of EIS?

The elements of EIS include a user interface, a communication system, and a software infrastructure with decision-making capability. "Correct, these elements provide the executive with the ability to quickly scan the organization, communicate throughout the organization and make appropriate decisions.

As Chief Financial officer, I need to be able to scan the company's finances efficiently. So, what should financial management software is provided in an EIS?

The tools necessary to allow senior managers to analyze all aspects of an organization's finances.