The document discusses the fundamental roles of information systems (IS) in business, highlighting their importance in providing competitive advantages, supporting decision-making, and managing business processes and operations. It emphasizes how accurate information enables effective management decisions and illustrates the use of IS in various business functions such as inventory tracking and sales evaluation. Additionally, the document mentions Walmart as the largest private employer in the U.S.

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Presented To: Mr Muhammad Faheem Shah
Presented By: M.Kashif
17-BBA-01

2. Objectives:
 Fundamental roles of IS in Business
 IS gives the advantage of competition
 IS supports in Decision Making
 IS helps in controlling Business Process and Operation
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4. Competitive Advantage:
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5. Decision Making:
A Second fundamental role for information systems
Managers can get all the information they need about company
activities from the system.
 Complete, accurate information means management decisions
are more effective.
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6. For example:
Lines of merchandise need to be added or
discontinued.
what kind of investments they require for
Business.
Decision Making:
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7. Business Processes and Operations:
Most Businesses now use computer based information systems to help
their
employees record
customer purchases,
keep track of inventory,
pay employees,
buy new merchandise,
and evaluate sales trends
preparing and storing company documents
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8. Operations And Processes:
A business information system carries out specific
functions in support of operations, Some
companies, such as
graphic designers(Vignelle and The Chase)
advertising companies(Byomax co and Google
Adwords)
 use the information system to produce their
products and services.
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9. Did you know: Walmart is the largest private employer in the
United States (2,300,000 employees).
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