...Information Use It seems that information can make or break an organization. It can be sent through email, old fashioned paper documents or word of mouth. Information can produce important knowledge that can lead to responses that are necessary to realize whether a company is doing well or going down the drain. I hope to explain how information is used and how it flows through an organization well enough for you to understand within this paper. You can say that data and information do not have the same meaning although we use them interchangeably. When you receive data you have to put it through some steps in order for it to be considered information to be used by an organization or company. First you have to acquire the data. There are various ways to receive opinions of customers. This can be done by posting on social websites, emailing or having a customer respond to a survey after a telephone call with the corporation. After the data is received it has to be classified or identified. You can do this by choosing what types of data that needs to be classified such as account data, personal data or commercially valuable data. Another way to think of classifying data would be to have it broken into sections such as prohibited, restricted,00 confidential and unrestricted information. While classifying and identifying data it should meet certain confidentiality requirements. A plan must be put into place, maybe by a team, to sift through and find the desired data. The next...
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...Information Use Information Use Information can be used in a variety of ways in today’s world. Companies use it to track profits and losses others use it to see into future trends so they can make informed decisions about where their business should be in a certain market. According to Opara (2003) “Information is the life blood of modern organizations.” Without information organizations would be making decisions blind. Information in a modern organization flows in a circular motion. For an example of how a major car dealership uses information it gathers. A customer who is prospecting for a new vehicle enters a car dealership not sure of what kind of vehicle he or she may want. An associate greats the new customer and asks a few question to discover what the customer is looking for. This would be the input information that the associate will use to enter into an information system (IS) from this system the associate can help the customer choose what vehicle he or she may be looking for. The information is presented to the customer, after looking at the information the customer chooses a vehicle he or she wants to purchase. The associate inputs his or her personal information into an IS to qualify the customer for financing the vehicle. The information is used by the finance department to set up the financial obligation that the customer will have to pay. Once again the information is cycled back to the customer for his or her input. After the sale of the vehicle the information...
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...Information Use Dennis L. Van Brunt IT/205 July 6th, 2014 Anthony O'Hare Information Use In the business environment, the more information the company has and the more organized the information is, the more profitable the company will be. Ultimately the businesses goal is to provide a consumer with some type of product or service. Information must be used to determine the need of the consumer by analyzing marketing databases and data mining information to identify consumer trends to tailor the business to their needs. Tailoring the needs involves using the marketing information from the databases and partnering with suppliers to determine costs of production and materials needed. The information is accessed by the business to make further decisions about how they will get their product to the marketplace. All of this information is stored in different databases. These databases are then managed as a whole by a Database Management System (DBMS). “A database management system (DBMS) is a specific type of software for creating, storing, organizing, and accessing information from a database.” (Laudon, 2013) At Target Corporation information management is crucial because the world of retail is very dynamic and must be able to respond very quickly to the consumer’s demands that change daily. Before a store is even built information is used to begin to determine the demographic of the area and to determine pricing and sales. At the corporate level supply and demand information...
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...Information Use Josh Dunn CIS/207 11/10/2014 John Maloney Information Use Information systems have played a major role in the way companies do business. Information is a very essential part of the modern organizations and is required to run them efficiently. We can say it in another way that without an information system an organization system is bound to collapse. Information is needed to control the day to day operations properly and in an effective manner. From making key decisions to implementing them everywhere there is need of information at every step. The importance of information and its management to organizations is undeniable very large. The organizations which are able to manage information successfully are also successful in other aspects of business. Commonly information is defined as data that is timely, accurate, organized for specific purpose and presented in a context to make it meaningful and relevant. Information, generally leads to rise in understanding and decline in uncertainty. Information is considered important as it can affect behavior, decisions as well as their outcomes. Suppose a manager receives the information that his company is struggling during a certain time of the year he can use that information to make certain changes to help cut costs to operate the organization. If information is received that does not affect or bring any change to the organization that information is considered useless or unimportant. Information at firehouse...
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...Information Use Rochelle Hall CIS 207 January 5, 2015 Professor Ezam Mohammed When identifying and describing how information is used is that there are different types of information that can be used, or and the way information flows in an organization is it needs to collect certain amount of data to better help the organizations also to learn more about what is going in the organization. Information flows in different directions and have different meanings which is formally and informally, downward, upward, even horizontally through various levels. Information is also used through knowledge and data they can be derived. We all know if you don’t have any information in a workplace or organization it will collapse. Companies cannot operate without a proper and concise information flow which is accessible through company’s different departments. My current place of employment is Macys. Macy’s Inc. is one of the nation’s premier retailers, we have over 800 stores. The company operates the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s brands. In Macy’s, information flows all over the company, from the employees payroll, records, and emails. As Macy’s is a nationwide company that have stores all over even in Puerto Rico, Guam and Columbia. To keep all the employees on the same page we have a system to control the flow of our information, I just know so much of the spectrum of the Information Technology aspect of the company. We have a database it’s called insite connection website, only...
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...University of Phoenix INFORMATION USE PAPER IT/205 Ivy Chiangwa Matthew Juliana April 24, 2015 This paper will discuss various aspects related to how information is used and how it flows in an organization. I will try to gain further insight by identifying the information flow in my current place of employment. Other than discussing the use of information, this paper will also discuss the various challenges in controlling the information flow and how can organization keep it safe from unauthorized use. Information flow and use in an organization It is important to first discuss information before describing its uses and how it flows. Information refers to data that has been organized in a way to give meaning and value to the recipient (Rainer & Cegielski, 2011). In an organization, the information can refer to various events, activities in a workplace or various transactions that are recorded and organized to convey a meaning. Information can also be contained in facts, ideas, imagination, opinions which can be present in various media such as print, audio and video (Olowu, 2004). Data is gathered using information systems which further process this data to convert it into useful information. Information is a necessity in every part of the organization such as finance, human resource, management, sales etc. Without information, the organization would collapse since information is the life blood of modern organizations (Opara, 2003). Usually information flows in two ways...
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...Information Use Paper Anthony Michelli IT/205 May 12, 2014 Michael Peterson Information Use Paper Information runs in a circular pattern. Much like how water cycles through a water plant, into a plumbing system, which can then go into different buildings and those buildings pass the water down back into the plumbing system. Organizations use information in a similar fashion where a customer will give information of a purchase, that purchase information is then stored into a database. From the database, the credit card information or other needed information when regarding purchases goes to the appropriate destinations such as banks, warehouses, distribution centers, etc. From those destinations, the information is passed back into a database. These patterns are referred to as information flows. The information flows allow an organization to carry out their services or distribute products. The more effective an information flow, the more effective an organization operates, flourishes, and expands and a business or non profit organization. Due to what information can do for an organization, information is kept closely guarded and is treated as a valuable piece of any organization and is considered a material resource. The information flow patterns are heavily secured as one organization would not want their information, nor their consumer’s sensitive information, to be compromised by an outside entity. Information, when treated as a material resource, helps managers...
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...Information Use Paper Tyler Claire CIS/319 University of Phoenix Facilitator John Ziah October 19, 2012 Information Use Paper The executive summary has critical information Technology. The bullets the author will discuss are as followed. Identifying and describing ways information technology is used in organization today and techniques on organization flow. The organization the author chose is BILO supermarket. The author will describe the software’s organization uses to be safe. Information technology has become a vital and integral part of organization today. Multinational Corporation maintains mainstream mainframe systems to small businesses that hold single computer in role play ("Information Technology & Its Role of Modern Organization", 2012). Information system managements empower organization to perpetually store and receive data. The system is use to for storing product and customer information for businesses. System varies by the size of the organization. These systems make life easier, organization moves at a faster pace, and makes business are more structured. Types of systems are customer information system, product information system, and employee information system. Customer information system is imperative to organization keeping track of customer is vital to organization success. Company stores customer information for marketing purposes email addresses, mailing addresses, and phone...
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...Information Flow and Use CIS/207 May 17, 2012 Instructor: Joe Moore Information Flow and Use The military’s methods of use of information, and how it is distributed is highly critical and simple. Majority of the information is put out the old fashion way, verbally! This method seems very prehistoric compared to now, but it is quite affective, and of course also comes with some disadvantages. Everyday information is verbally issued out starting at the top of the chain of command, and goes all the way down to the lowest ranking individual. This type of informational flow is used for little as details and tasks that need to be completed for the day, to tactical mission planning, and issuing commanding orders. This starts out by a high ranking official verbally giving the information to the next person that is ranked directly under him. The purpose of this is so the person receiving the orders hears it straight from the commander’s mouth. That way there is no misunderstanding about what is being said, and if unclear the issues can be addressed and understood. The importance of clearly understanding the given information can mean life or death on the battlefield. This process continues and branches out all the way to the last person. This method of information flow is extremely secure compared to telecommunication or even email. This makes it difficult to near impossible for enemy personnel to intercept the information. The down side of this...
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...How information is used and how it flows in an organization is as follows: Information in an organization is used for a myriad of different processes throughout an organization. Information flow through an organization is a duplicate image of an organizations activities. Making a model of an organizations activities goes a long way in helping to build an effective strategy for competing in today’s business world. The three things that are generally looked at in the process of information flow is cost, time, and the information path. A break down of these three components is as follows: Cost will show how much the present implemented information processes cost. Time would show us the current speed of information being transferred to the user of said information. IE: how much time it would take for management to receive the right information from say a warehouse, etc. The third component is the path. The path gives information about the size of information flow net elements that information goes through to make it to the information user. These three components are closely relative to each other and therefore make any analysis difficult. Essentially, information runs in a circular pattern. It is very similar to how water flows down a drain in a circular pattern. Once the water is in the drainage line, it goes through a series of pipes, of different sizes and direction. Organizations utilize information in a very...
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...Assignment: Information Use Paper Student: Josey Wayne Hudson Class: IT/205 Professor: Li Lo The way the system is installed where I work is Internet is set with a LAN to WAN. I have a space where I utilize email trade, server controls enact registry. Now with the LAN server with a activate directory set permission control for user and the system administrator is responsible for the performance and operation. Are Administrator sign me to a computer this is one form of security here. Another way to prevent people from coming to the server or network, For example if we have important information it will go through a router then you will have a firewall this will prevent people from interring are network. Also every employee in the company as a CAT card, A CAT card as a pin number associate with every employee. This pin number allow you access the computer and also getting in the building but the mean point with the CAT card allow you to access computer and emails. By this will let the company know whom using the computer and access the web and emails. It prevents dishonesty with the company. Now getting that out the way I will explain what I do for work. I work for the government in IT, as a Part Timer. Every morning getting in my building I use My CAT card to enter the building, then I start my day. My occupation is information system, I will begin off with information system, and my obligations are figure out what the association needs in a system and PC framework before...
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...Chapter 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems 2.1 © 2010 by Prentice Hall Management Information Systems Chapter 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Define and describe business processes and their relationship to information systems. • Evaluate the role played by systems serving the various levels of management in a business and their relationship to each other. • Explain how enterprise applications, collaboration and communication systems, and intranets improve organizational performance. 2.2 © 2010 by Prentice Hall Management Information Systems Chapter 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems LEARNING OBJECTIVES (Continued) • Explain the difference between e-business, ecommerce, and e-government. • Assess the role of the information systems function in a business. 2.3 © 2010 by Prentice Hall Management Information Systems Chapter 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems The Tata Nano Makes History Using Digital Manufacturing • Problem: Outdated manufacturing processes, timeconsuming manual labor. • Solutions: Digital manufacturing systems allowed Tata to create a $2,500 car without sacrificing safety or value. • Dassault Systems’ Digital Enterprise Lean Manufacturing Interactive Application drastically reduced development cycle. • Demonstrates IT’s role in fostering innovation and improving efficiency. • Illustrates...
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...Information Flow and its use in Business Organizations John J. Miller II CIS 207/Information Systems Fundamentals University of Phoenix Information Flow and Business Use Historically information flowed into organizations via many different methods, and often still is, and was very difficult to access, verify, and otherwise use the information simply because many of the systems in place did not communicate with each other. The purpose of this paper will be to briefly describe how information moves into, around, and out of an organization and why that information is important to the organization. I will also discuss how this information is safe guarded from unauthorized use. Information “Information refers to data that have been organized so that they have meaning and value to the recipient.” “Data items refer to an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but not organized to convey any specific meaning.” (Rainer, Cegielski, 2011, pp. 13) The purpose of Information Systems (IS) is to gather data from various sources and compile it into information that is of use to the person requesting it. As stated above though, this has not always been the case. In the matter of Executive Information Systems (EIS) data was not outputted into a standardized format, and it was extremely difficult to generate customized or ad hoc reports. Information Technology (IT) architecture...
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...How Businesses Use Information Systems Objectives: * Identify the features of a business that are important for an information system * Describe the way in which information systems support business operations * Explain how the information systems improve organizational performance * Assess the role of the information system within a business Defining the Features of a Business Four Basic Business Functions * Manufacturing and production – an arrangement of people, machines, and business processes (procedures) that will produce the product * Business Process * Assembling the product * Checking for quality * Producing bills of materials * Sales and marketing – who will attract customers, sell the product and keep track of after sale issues, such as warranties and maintenance * Business Process * Identifying customers * Making customers aware of the product * Selling the product * Finance and accounting – once you generate sales, to keep track of financial transactions, such as orders, invoices, disbursements, and payroll. This group will see out sources of credit and finances. * Business Process * Paying creditors * Creating financial statements * Managing cash accounts * * Human resources – group of people to focus on recruiting, hiring training, and retaining employees * Business Process * Hiring employees ...
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...syste Report Title: Effective use of information system in ‘FixitNow’ (FIN) Assignment: 01 Name: Student id: dfuh Course title: System Management Overview (COIS20024) Submitted to: Mark Walpole Term: 2, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction…………….........................................................................................................1 Justification………………………………………………………………………………..2 Decision model to support the SMEs’ decision to participate or leave a collaborative Network…………………………………………………………………………………. Measuring the Success of Information Systems (IS) from Users' Point of View Using Goodhue Index………………………………………………………………………….. How small businesses master the art of competition through superior competitive advantage… The Role of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) for Manager’s Decision Making Process. The Role of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) for Manager’s Decision Making Process. Management information system by O Brien j and George Marakas. Introduction The case study is about ‘FixItNow’ (FIN) which is small medium enterprise (SME) business. This initially starts with the Adam smith and his two younger brothers Ian and Paul in the small...
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