Management Information System

Management Information System

Outline

Introduction

This section has introduced the topic.

Organization Selected

This section has explained about the organization that has been sleected for analysis. Furthermore it also discusses why the changes are needed.

Step One: Identify the most Important Challenges

In this section the two major challenges faced by the company has been outlined.

Step Two: Set Your Goals

In this section, two different goals for both of those challenges have been outlined.

Step Three: Identify the Factors on Which Your Goals Depend

In this section, three factors have been identified regarding the different goals for both of those challenges.

Discussion

A detailed disussion regarding the problem have been disscussed.

Introduction

The paper aims to describe one of the most famous and well recognized hyperstore, Carrefour. Information systems management is now a priority for companies who wish to be more competitive. It is also difficult to manage a modern business without knowing the basic principles of information systems. Information systems management allows the company to be more competitive and effective response to the external environment, in addition to providing added value. We cannot think of running a business major, while providing quality products and services, without having adequate information system.

Organization Selected

The selected company for this paper is 'Carrefour'. The company is one of the largest hypermarket chain and is headquartered in France. The company belongs to retail business group. Carrefour is the second largest retail group considering the revenue and also the third largest in terms of profit. The main operations of Carrefour are in Europe, UAE, Saudi Arab, China, Brazil, and Argentina. According to the size the company is recognized as a large sized organization because it contains more than 100 employees. Carrefour Subsidiaries owned 50/50 with wholesalers or regional companies such as France Docks, Docks de Nevers, Comptoirs Modernes, Guyenne ET Gascogne, etc.Participations in foreign companies included Belgium, Hypermarket located in Switzerland and Wheatsheaff in Britain. It also has many shops in Asia and North Africa as well. The paper also attempts to highlight the challenges faced by Carrefour in the highly competitive market that it operates in. Following are some of the elements of the external business environment which can have an impact on any organization.

Globalization and the international trading environment

Markets, competition and regulation

The domestic and international macroeconomic environment

Technology, productivity and network effects

Growth, competitiveness and alternative business models

Clusters and business networks

Ethical issues, corporate social responsibility and environmental policy

Part 1

Nature of Organization

Service

Manufacturing

Mix

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Part.2

Category of Organization

Banking

Healthcare

Education

Industry

Investment

Retailer

Government

Real Estate

other

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Part.3

Size of the Organization

Equal or Less than 30 Employees (Small)

Between 31 and 100 employees(Medium)

More than 100 employees (Large)

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Part 4

Operations of the Organizations

Local

GCC

Information systems consist of four main systems for the organization as a whole. Systems transaction processing (STT) assist the operational level of the business. Information systems (MIS) managers provide information on the performance of the company. Systems decision support (DSS) support managers in strategic decisions in the short term and medium term they have to take. And finally, executive information systems (CIS) support leaders in making important decisions for the ...