Nové postavenie a úlohy manažérskych informačných systémov podnikov
NEW POSITION AND TASKS OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF ENTERPRISES

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is, on the basis of recent development analysis and significant changes in traditional information systems of enterprises, to emphasize and define the new position and tasks of management information systems as well as their importance in support of decision-making processes in the enterprises, creation of successful corpo-rate strategies and assurance of high competitiveness of enterprises in the market. The paper is also trying to stress the main requirements of rapid implementation and effective application of efficient management information systems within our enterprises in the near future. In Part 1 the author defines the concept of corporate information system and differen-tiates six main types of information systems within enterprises. He particularly studies the nature and significance of management information systems in the corporate man-agement. Part 2 provides a brief survey of the development and major changes in information systems of enterprises within the last decade. The information systems in enterprises have undergone rapid development in the above period and have changed considerably. Un-der the influence of more intensive utilization of the global Internet network the traditional information systems of enterprises of ERP type (Enterprise Resource Planning) have gradually expanded over the limits of enterprises. Part 3 provides a more detailed analysis of the characteristic qualities and basic func-tions of Executive Information Systems that represent application possibilities of their effective utilization in the management of enterprises. In this chapter the author analyzes, in a specific way, the basic functions of Executive Information Systems: Access to De-tailed Information (Drill down), Critical Success Factors, and Key Performance Indica-tors, Status Access, Trend Analysis and Ad hoc Analysis, and Exception Reporting. In Part 4 the author studies the current status and main problems of EIS application by managers in Slovak enterprises. On the basis of analysis results he refers to the fact that managers in the enterprises do not apply adequately EIS in the area of corporate management in our country. The biggest problem appears to be insufficient information knowledge and training of top and other managers for application of these efficient in-formation systems on the strategic and managerial levels of company management. Part 5 stresses the new position and tasks of information systems, and particularly EIS in the corporate management. The new status follows mainly from wide application possibilities of these efficient information systems and new requirements to benefit the enterprises and firms. The development analysis of information systems of enterprises shows that the expectations of enterprises, from the view of corporate information sys-tems, have greatly changed in recent years...

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