Mis Seminar Ess

8/6/2019 Mis Seminar Ess

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An ESS is an information system at the

strategic level of an organization designed

to address unstructured decision makingthrough advanced graphics &

communication.


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An ESS can be understood as a friendly, fully

customized & interactive DSS to be mostly used by

top executives & policy-makers to get permanent &

updated assessment in relation to keyquestions(information &knowledge).

A type of MIS intended to facilitate & support the

information & decision-making needs of senior

executives by providing easy access to both internal

& external information relevant to meeting the

strategic goals of the organization..


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A specialized DSS that includes all the hardware,

software, data, procedures, and people used to assist

senior-level executives within the organization.

Board of Directors

President

Function Area Vice Presidents

Function Area Managers


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Reporting tool (software) that allows you to turn your

organization's data into useful summarized reports.

These reports are generally used by executive levelmanagers for quick access to reports coming from all

company levels and departments such as billing, cost

accounting , staffing, scheduling, and more.

They supply the necessary tools to seniormanagement.


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Also known as executive information system.

They are information systems which provide relevant

information is more important at the top level.

Designed to meet the information requirements of top

level executives.

Provides valuable information & assistance to the toplevel executives


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An ESS can supply the summarized information

executives need & yet provide the opportunity to drill

down to more detail if necessary.

As technology advances ,ESS are able to link data from

various sources both internal & external to provide the

amount & kind of information executives find useful.

They are turning out to be an easy way to manipulateInformation.


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Hardware

The basic computer hardware needed for a typical EIS includes

four components:

Input data entry devices. These devices allow the executive to

enter, verify, and update data immediately.

The central processing unit (CPU), which is the kernel because it

controls the other computer system components;

Data storage files. The executive can use this part to save usefulbusiness information, and this part also help the executive to search

historical business information easily;

Output devices, which provide a visual or permanent record for

the executive to save or read. This device refers to the visual output

device or printer.

COMPONENTS OF AN ESS


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SoftwareThe basic software needed for a typical EIS includes four

components:

Text base software. The most common form of text are probably

documents.

Database. Heterogeneous databases residing on a range of

vendor-specific and open computer platforms help executives

access both internal and external data.

Graphic base. Graphics can turn volumes of text and statistics

into visual information for executives. Typical graphic types are:

time series charts, are: time series charts, scatter diagrams scatter

diagrams, maps, motion, graphics, sequence charts, and

comparison-oriented graphs(i.e., bar charts ).


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User InterfaceSeveral types of interfaces can be available to the EIS structure,

such as scheduled reports, questions/answers, menu driven,

command language, natural language, and input/output.

The ideal interface for an EIS would be simple to use and highlyflexible, providing consistent performance, reflecting the

executives world, and containing help information.


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FEATURES OF AN EXECUTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM

Meant for higher level management.

Pervasive in nature.

Emphasis on external data.Information in summary form..


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BENEFITS OF AN EXECUTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM

Flexibility

Reduce information overload

Monitoring PerformanceImprove the Performance


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CAPABILITIES OF AN ESS

Support For

Defining Overall Vision

Strategic Planning

Strategic Organizing and Staffing

Strategic Control

Crisis Management


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ESS ApplicationsManufacturing

Marketing

Financial


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ADVANTAGES OF ESSEasy for upper level executives to use, extensive

computer experience is not required in operations.

Provides timely delivery of company summaryInformation.

Information that is provided is better understood.

Filters data for management.

Improves to tracking information.

Offers efficiency to decision maker.


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DISADVANTAGES OF ESSLimited functionality, by design

Information overload for some managers

Benefits hard to quantify

High implementation costs

System may become slow, large, and hard to manage

Need good internal processes for data management

May lead to less reliable and less secure data

System dependent


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SUMMARYESSs meet the needs of corporate executives by providing them with

vast amounts of information quickly & in graphical form to help them

make effective decisions.

ESS must be flexible , easy to use, & contain both internal andexternal sources of information.


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