Information System
Information System
Information System
- System
o Is a set of interrelated components
o With a clearly defined boundary
o Working together to achieve a common set of objectives
- Information system (IS)
o Organized combination of
People
Hardware
Software
Communications networks
Data resources
Policies and procedures
o stores, retrieves (truy xuất), transforms, and disseminates (spread) information
- Trends in IS
- E-business
o The use of Internet technologies
work and empower business processes, e-commerce, collab
with company, customers, stakeholders,…
o An online exchange of value
All online exchange of information, money, resources, services,… of e-business
umbrella (phạm vi)
Networks between intranet (nội bộ) and extranet
o E-business roles
Companies rely on e-business apps to
reengineer internal business processes (tái cấu trúc quy trình kd nội bộ)
implement (triển khai) e-commerce systems with customers and suppliers
promote enterprise collaboration among business teams and workgroups.
o E-business use
Enterprise collaboration systems ( hệ thống hợp tác doanh nghiệp)
support commu, coor, collab by software. Ex: virtual team
E-commerce (electronic commerce)
buying, selling, marketing, advertising, customer support on payment by compu
networks, WWW
- Types of IS
o Operations support systems
Transaction processing systems
Record and process data from transactions
Ex: sales processing, inventory systems, accounting systems
Process control systems
Monitor and control physical processes
Ex: use sensors (cảm biến) to monitor/track processes
Enterprise collaboration systems
Enhance team and work group communications
Ex: e-mail, videoconferencing
2 ways to handle transactions
Batch processing: periodic recording
Online Processing (real-time processing): perpectual recording
o Management Support Systems
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Provide reports and displays to managers
Ex: daily sales analysis reports
Decision Support Systems (DSS)
Provide interactive ad hoc support for decision making
Ex: A what-if-analysis to determine where to spend advertising dollars
Executive Information Systems (EIS)
Provide critical information for executives and managers
Ex: easy access to actions of competitors
o Operational (vận hành) or Management Systems
Expert Systems
Provide expert advice
Ex: credit application advisor
Knowledge Management Systems
Support creation, organization and dissemination (phổ biến) of business
knowledge throughout company
Ex: Intranet access to best business practices
- Classification of IS by scope (phạm vi)
o Functional business systems
Operational and managerial applications of basic business functions
Ex: support accounting, finance or marketing
o Strategic information systems
Get a strategic advantage by IT
Ex: shipment tracking, e-commerce web systems
o Cross-functional information systems
Combinations of several types of IS
Support many functions
- Success of IS
o Efficiency: Minimize cost, time and use of information resources
o Effectiveness: support B strategies, B processes ,increase customer and B value
- IS solutions: IS is a solution to B problems
o Investigate (Plan) – recognize the problem exists
o Analyze – investigate the current system
o Design – designing the new system
o Implement – put the new system into effect
o Maintain (Use) – use, monitor, and maintain the new system
COMPONENTS OF IS
- 3 system basic functions
o Input
o Processing
o Output
- Cybernetic system (hệ thống điều khiển):
o self-monitoring, self-regulating (tự điều chỉnh)
o add feedback and control
- IS model: consists 5 main resources
o People
End users: use IS
IS specialists: develop and operate IS
o Hardware
Devices, machines, data media, peripherals,…
o Software
Program, procedures, software,…
o Data
Transactions, database, processed information,…
o Networks
Communications media, hardware and software
The Internet, intranets and extranets
- Data VS Information
o Data: raw fact
o Information: data converted to useful context
- IS activities:
o Input of data resources
o Processing of data into information
o Output of information products
o Storage of data resources
o Control of system performance