Transaction
Processing
System
TPS
 An information system that
records the daily routine
transactions of the
business. ”
 Serves the operational
level of an organization. ”
 Transaction Processing
System is used to
produce reports such as
billing, inventory
summaries, or student
registration. ”
Systems
under
TPS
 Sales order information
system ”
 Market research system ”
 Purchase order system ”
Office
Automation
System
 Employees
perform
tasks
electronicall
y using
computers
and
electronic
devices,
instead of
manually. ”
 To serve the
knowledge
level of an
organization. ”
 OAS is used
in word
processing,
databases,
voicemail,
fax. ”
Systems
under
OAS
 Digital
Communicat
ion Systems
”
 Groupware
applications ”
“ Teleconferencing
Systems ”
Knowledge
Work System
“ promotes the creation of new
information and knowledge and its
dissemination and and integration
within the company ”
“ knowledge workers hold
professional qualification ”
“ KWS’s users are
technical Staff ”
Systems under
KWS
“ Computer-aided Design System ”
“ Virtual Reality System ”
“ Investment Workstations ”
Decision
Support
System
 Focuses on helping
managers to make
decisions from
semistructured or
unstructured information ”
A DSS helps solve
problems while using
external data. ”
 DSS uses internal
information from TPS and
MIS and also information
from external data
sources. ”
Systems
under
DSS
 Sales Region Analysis ”
 Cost Analysis ”
 Pricing/Profitability
Analysis ”
Executive
Support
System A software that allows users
to transform enterprise data
into quickly accessible and
executive-level reports. ”
 ESS are generally used by
executive level managers for
quick access to reports such
as billing, cost accounting, or
scheduling. ”
Systems
under
ESS Profit Planning ”
 Sales Trend Forecasting ”
 Budget Forecasting ”
Group
Decision Support System
“ supports project
collaboration through
enhancement of digital
communication with various
tools and resources ”
“ designed to enable a
group of participants to
work interactively in an
electronic environment ”
“ GDSS is used to support
customized projects requiring
group work, input to a group
and various types of meeting
protocols. ”
Systems
under GDSS
“ ThinkTank ”
“ MeetingWorks ”
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n/27843/group-decision-support-
system-gdss
http://www.academia.edu/2895021/
Office_Automation_Systems
http://bisom.uncc.edu/courses/info2
130/Topics/istypes.htm
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