More than ever before, information systems are an integral part of today’s business environment. These resources which comprise all hardware, software, data, and networks within an organization are used and accessed by all major functions within a company. As the backbone for the multitude of tasks, activities, and information needed each day, this information must be maintained and managed properly so the company utilizes every resource available to meet their goals and objectives, (Rainer & Turban, 2009). Two departments that depend heavily on the information systems within a company are the finance and marketing departments. While the functions in each department are independent of each other, the information collected company-wide is used by both departments to achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace. These information systems allow managers to make better decisions and plan more efficiently and effectively throughout the entire organization, (Rainer & Turban, 2009). The information systems used by the finance department allow the company to monitor other financial markets and provide measurable data which can be analyzed by many functional areas within an organization. This information contains both historical and current financial activity and can be used to monitor and control how funds are being used and to project future financial requirements of the company, (Bartholome, 2001). In the fast paced and every changing marketing world, the information collected and stored is used to analysis statistics crucial to the success of a company. The information systems used by most marketing departments rely on customer databases, sales records, financial transactions, and data warehouses to increase the amount of information necessary to compete in a global market. The proper use of this information can make a difference in whether a company can achieve a competitive advantage over their competitors, (Rainer & Turban, 2009). Due to the increasing cost associated with data management, it is extremely important for a company to have a strategy for data management and the IT support in place for storing both internal and external data. By using data files that can be integrated and accessed by all software programs, a company can avoid redundant and inconsistent information within their data files, (Rainer & Turban, 2009).

References
Rainer, R. K., Jr., & Turban, E. (2009). Introduction to information systems: Supporting and transforming business (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Bartholome, L. W. (2001). Management Information Systems. In B. S. Kaliski (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Business and Finance (Vol. 2, pp. 564-567). New York: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3402700293&v=2.1&u=apollo&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w

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The Information Systems Department

There is Information’s system with in every business organization. Be it that it is computer based or hardship bases. There are some types if not both types of information systems. Information systems are where the technology is used between both operations. This technology helps everyone stay on top of what is going on. It helps to keep everyone posted and up to date. There are several types of systems to the Information System to be made up. I’ll give an example of a couple of them. You will need all of them to get a great business or a large business to run properly. Two examples are The Wal-Mart check out person, and the Credit Card application analysis. Let’s start with the Wal-Mart check out person. He/she will be in the Transaction processing system type. And their job description would be to possess transitions and their data for the business to see what and how much they are exactly selling. They need this person to finalize everything for the corporation to see what they have sold. Next is the Credit Card approval analysis. This person is in the Expert System type, and he/she make the decision on whether to give the person a credit card or not. But this is based on a credit score that the person has so they basically are just telling the person what the computer says. They need this person in business to make sure that people with good credit can keep up with their good credit by buying things ob this card. And people with bad credit cannot hurt themselves with more debt or the company. Cause someone has to pay for what they have bought. The more cards they have with their business the better. No matter what size you business is you should have both of these types of information systems. Both of them have a great deal with the corporations and their success. The Transitional processing system is in the center of the pyramid. The Expert Systems is third from the top. This goes to show no matter if the company is just computer based or hardship based you need both of these systems to have a great business running.

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CHAPTER 2 Information Systems: Concepts and Management
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