The document discusses multiple approaches to structuring a management information system (MIS). It describes structuring MIS based on its physical components like hardware, software, and databases. It also discusses structuring MIS around its information processing functions such as processing transactions and producing reports. Additionally, the document outlines structuring MIS according to decision support levels, management activity levels, and organizational functions.

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3. Structure of MIS::
Structure of MIS is a difficult concept to understand because
there is no standard or universally accepted framework for
describing management information system.
 Physical components ,
 Information system processing functions,
 Decision support
 Levels of management activities
 Organizational functions

4. MIS Structure Based on Physical
components:
Structure of MIS may be understood by looking at
the physical components of the information system in
an organization.
 Hardware : Hardware refers the physical data
processing equipment and peripheral devices.
 Software: software is broad term given to the
instruction or program that direct the operation of the
hardware.
 Database: the data base consist of all data utilized by
application software.

5.  Input and output:
various physical input and output from the
information system, existing in output from the
information system, existing in the form like printout,
report etc.

6. Information system processing
functions
Information system structure can also be understood in
term of its processing functions. The main processing
functions of information system are described below:
 To process transactions: Information systems
process transaction may be defined as an activity
taking place in an organization
 To Maintain Master files: Information systems
create and maintain master files in the organization.
A master file stores the historical data about
the organizational

7.  To Produce Reports
Reports are significant products of an information
system. Many reports are produces on a regular basis,
which are called scheduled reports.

8. Decision Support
Decision vary with respect to the
structure that can be provided
for making them. A highly structured
decision can be pre-planned. A
structured decision, because of its well
defined nature can be said to be
programmable.

9. Level of management activities
The structure of an information system can be
categorized in terms of level of the management
activities
 Management control level includes acquisition and
organization of resource, structuring of work and
training of personnel
 Operational control is related to short-term decision
for current operations. Pricing, ,inventory level etc

10. Organizational functions
 The structure of MIS can also be described in terms
of organizational functions which make use of
information.
 The term organizational function information
systems is used to describe a variety of information
system that support an organizational function such
as accounting, finance, production, marketing,
human resource management etc. Each of these
functions has its own information needs.

11.  MIS is a typically an integrated combination of
functional information systems that is designed
to meet the info requirements of the functional
subdivisions of an organization.
 Each of these functions is considered as a
subsystem. These subsystems have info
application related to that function only.