Storing, and disseminating data in the form of information needed to carry Management Information System or 'MIS' is a planned system of collecting, Thus MIS means a system for processing data in order to give proper information to the management for performing its functions. A system is made up of inputs, processing, output and feedback or control. Systemĭata is processed into information with the help of a system. recorded, summarized, compared and finally presented to the management in the form of MIS report. Data means all the facts arising out of the operations of the concern. Information, in MIS, means the processed data that helps the management in planning, controlling and operations. The top management handles planning the middle management concentrates on controlling and the lower management is concerned with actual administration. Management covers the planning, control, and administration of the operations of a concern.
Management information system can thus be analyzed as follows − Management The three components of MIS provide a more complete and focused definition, where System suggests integration and holistic view, Information stands for processed data, and Management is the ultimate user, the decision makers.
However, it involves much more complexity. To a programmer it is nothing but file structures and file processing.
To the managers, Management Information System is an implementation of the organizational systems and procedures.