Management information systems (MIS) blend knowledge from management and computers to provide information for decision making through integrated hardware, software, data bases, and decision models. MIS has evolved over four phases from the 1950s focus on data processing to today's use of expert systems. While computers make MIS more efficient and effective, human users remain central to decision making with this user-machine combination.

1. Management
SystemInformation

2.  Definition
◦ Integrated User machine System
◦ Provides Information for Decision Making
◦ Uses Hardware + Software + Decision Models +
Data Base

3.  MIS blends knowledge from Management +
Computers
 Dynamic/Changing Business Environment
 Process Oriented Business
 Globalization & Increased Competition

4.  Four Phases:
1. EDP (1950)
2. Analysis of Data (1970)
3. Application Softwares (1980)
4. Expert Systems (2000)

5.  Computers make MIS more:-
◦ Efficient
◦ Effective
◦ Still a user machine combination is required
because the end Decision Making is by the user

6.  Management + Information + System
 Management: Science of Decision Making
 Information: Processed Data in Useful Form
 System: Integration of Components to
Achieve Common Goal