The document outlines key principles for developing a management information system (MIS). It states that an MIS should take a system approach by considering interrelated subsystems, be management-oriented by meeting top-down business needs, and be need-based by providing information to different management levels. An MIS also needs to account for exceptions, future needs, and integrate different functions like production scheduling. It should utilize common data flows, allow for long-term planning, and use subsystem concepts to reduce complexity.

2.  System Approach: Wholistic, anti-piecemeal. Complete look at
interlocking subsystems. In the light of objective
 Mgmt Oriented: top down approach, overall mgmt needs and
business plan. System design should be given good time to
ensure the sys meets specifications of business.
 Need Based: as per info needs of managers at diff levels.
Should meet the hierarchy.
 Exception Based :abnormal conditions should be met.
 Future Oriented: Not only past needs but also future projection

3.  Integrated :ex: production scheduling system.
set up cost, work force, OT rates, production capacity, inventory
level, capital requirements, customer services.
Though efficient in dev, but one’s place should be realized and
properly reflected
• Common Data Flow : Ex : Customer order documents, key source
docs. This is source for billing, accts receivables, production, sales
analysis, sales forecasting Ex: delete operation
• Long Term Planning: Should Long enough to plan properly and
should short enough that the mis dev should not be obsolete before
its launch.
• Sub sys concepts: To reduce complexity
• Central Database.

4.  Data Capturing :
 Processing of Data :Ex. Census
 Storage of Information : form of files, doc, db
 Retrieval of Information : should be
authenticated
 Dissemination of MI :the finished product
Data users
Processing Dissemination
Capture
sourses
sources Retrieval
Storage of info

5.  Structure : Gives shape of an entity. Ex. Political
system, Ex2.Car in terms of external look, or internal
structure. Ex3.Marketing Dept in terms of ads, sales,
market search or in terms of hierarchy of mgmt sys.
MIS also based on
 Physical Components : H/W, S/W, DB
 Information System Processing functions: master files,
reports, inquiries
 Decision support: on the basis of its support on
decision making. Structured(pre planned and
programmable) and unstructured(not
programmable)
 Levels of mgmt activities : responsibility allotted
 Organizational functions: as MIS is integration of IS for
functional subsystems. Structure can be given based
on Subsys-info needed relation