INFORMATION FOR MANAGEMENT
Large
number of jobs today for graduates is in creating information systems for
managing organizations. Students should know what is information and how it is
different from data, should know nature of organizations and their structure to
design appropriate information system, should know management structure and
needs of each level of management & should know functional areas of
management and information needs for each area.
TYPES
OF INFORMATION
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STRATEGIC:
Needed
for long range planning and directions. This is less structured.
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TACTICAL:
Needed
to take short range decisions to improve profitability and performance.
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OPERATIONAL:
Needed
for day to day operations of the organization. Eg: Daily Sales, Billing.
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CONSTITUTIONAL
Needed
by law to send to government authorities. Eg: Sales tax return.
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