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[[Image:Information_flow.png|thumb|300px|right|Flow of information]]
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===Definition===
===Definition===
# Lewis H Haney: is a harmoneous adjustments of specialised parts for the accomplishment of common purpose
# Lewis H Haney: is a harmonious adjustments of specialized parts for the accomplishment of common purpose
#  Louis A Allen: process of identifying and grouping the work to be performed, defining and delegating the responsibility, establishing the relationship for the purpose of enabling the people to work most effectively together to accomplish the objectives
#  Louis A Allen: process of identifying and grouping the work to be performed, defining and delegating the responsibility, establishing the relationship for the purpose of enabling the people to work most effectively together to accomplish the objectives
# Grouping of activities and resources in a logical fasion
# Grouping of activities and resources in a logical fashion
===Types===
===Types===
* Formal
* Formal
** Structure of roles are formally organised
** Structure of roles are formally organized
** Most effective in decision making, use of resources, focussed
** Most effective in decision making, use of resources, focused
* Informal
* Informal
** Organisation that helps to accomplish the objectives in a indirect way
** Organization that helps to accomplish the objectives in a indirect way
** Eg: Situational leadership, Playing chess  during lunch hours
** Eg: Situational leadership, Playing chess  during lunch hours
===Benefits===
===Benefits===
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** '''TPS''': Transaction processing system
** '''TPS''': Transaction processing system
*** at operational level
*** at operational level
*** computarised
*** computerized
** '''KWS''': Knowledge work systems
** '''KWS''': Knowledge work systems
*** Office automation systems
*** Office automation systems
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** '''MIS''': Management Information System
** '''MIS''': Management Information System
*** Integrated user-machine system for proving operations, support and decision making
*** Integrated user-machine system for proving operations, support and decision making
*** communication, coordination, control analysis and visualisation
*** communication, coordination, control analysis and visualization
*** Characteristics
*** Characteristics
**** serves at planning level
**** serves at planning level
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= Systems =
= Systems =
is the wholistic function of organisation
is the wholistic function of organization
* Sales and marketing systems
* Sales and marketing systems
** order processing
** order processing
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** pricing analysis
** pricing analysis
** sales and forecasting
** sales and forecasting
* Manufactuuring and production systems
* Manufacturing and production systems
** Macnone control
** Machine control
** Design (CAD)
** Design (CAD)
** production planning
** production planning
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* Finance and accounting systems
* Finance and accounting systems
** Accounts
** Accounts
** porfolio analysis
** portfolio analysis
** Budgetting
** Budgeting
** profit planning
** profit planning
* human resource systems
* human resource systems
** Function responsible for attracting, developing and maintaining firm's work force
** Function responsible for attracting, developing and maintaining firm's work force
** from strategic level to TPS
** from strategic level to TPS
 


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Revision as of 22:51, 9 January 2010

Organisation

Flow of information

Definition

  1. Lewis H Haney: is a harmonious adjustments of specialized parts for the accomplishment of common purpose
  2. Louis A Allen: process of identifying and grouping the work to be performed, defining and delegating the responsibility, establishing the relationship for the purpose of enabling the people to work most effectively together to accomplish the objectives
  3. Grouping of activities and resources in a logical fashion

Types

  • Formal
    • Structure of roles are formally organized
    • Most effective in decision making, use of resources, focused
  • Informal
    • Organization that helps to accomplish the objectives in a indirect way
    • Eg: Situational leadership, Playing chess during lunch hours

Benefits

  1. vision
  2. planning
  3. communication
  4. logical flow of work activities
  5. avoid conflict
  6. effective decision making
  7. Relationship
  8. focus

Information Flow in Organization

  • Model information flow
    • Operational level
    • knowledge level
    • management level
    • Strategic level
  • Types of Information System
    • TPS: Transaction processing system
      • at operational level
      • computerized
    • KWS: Knowledge work systems
      • Office automation systems
      • Documentation
    • OAS: Office automation systems
      • documents, schedules
      • clerical
    • MIS: Management Information System
      • Integrated user-machine system for proving operations, support and decision making
      • communication, coordination, control analysis and visualization
      • Characteristics
        • serves at planning level
        • works on existing data
        • inflexible
        • analytical and helps in decision making
        • stable
        • lengthy
    • DSS: Decision support Systems
      • uses: Decision making
      • More sophisticated analysis
      • provide users flexibility
      • controls the whole process
    • ESS: Executive support systems
      • used by senior executives
      • Decision making
      • at strategic level
  • Characteristics of Information processing systems
	Inputs	Processing Outputs	users
ESS
DSS
MIS
KWS
OAS
TPS

Systems

is the wholistic function of organization

  • Sales and marketing systems
    • order processing
    • market analysis
    • pricing analysis
    • sales and forecasting
  • Manufacturing and production systems
    • Machine control
    • Design (CAD)
    • production planning
    • Facilities location
  • Finance and accounting systems
    • Accounts
    • portfolio analysis
    • Budgeting
    • profit planning
  • human resource systems
    • Function responsible for attracting, developing and maintaining firm's work force
    • from strategic level to TPS
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