2. Information management can be defined as
management which does not compromise one
position, office, or department, but rather the
entire management component that works in
an information capacity. All other business
functions also perform information tasks and
activities that are not performed centrally by
the information division or department.
3. External information Internal information
Clients and potential Strategies of top
clients: number, management
tastes, preferences , The product/services
opinions, expenditure and their
ability, geographical characteristics
situation, markets Budgeted and actual
Competitors: their sales quantities
products, prices, Marketing costs
marketing
communication
4. External information Internal information
Everything about Stock levels
existing and potential Rate of consumption
suppliers Production quantities
Quality and prices of
Machine utilisation
raw materials and
equipment
Acquisition costs
Quality and
availability of other
similar products
5. External information Internal information
Suppliers and Budgeted and actual
potential suppliers production quantities
Different materials Production costs
and products The application of
available for equipment and staff
production and their Stock quantities
prices. required and stock
quantities available.
6. External information Internal information
Alternative sources of Staff requirements
HR requirement. Leave
Relevant labour Salary scales
regulations and Acts. Conditions of
Trends regarding all employment
facets of the labour Training statistics
force
HR needs in other
Salaries paid in
functions
businesses of the same
Merit assessment results
industry
Training needs
7. External information Internal information
Capital sources and Stock levels
interest rates Turnover
Capital movement Information to
Investment calculate the financial
opportunities ratio to ensure sound
Creditors and debtors financial management
