Executive Information
System
Presented By
Vishwesh Natu
Dhawal Ratnaparkhi
Abhishek Chiplunkar
Introduction
• An Executive Information System (EIS) is a type of
management
information system.
• Facilitate and supports the information and decision-
making needs of
senior executives .
• EIS are enterprise-wide DSS that help top-level
executives analyze,
compare, and highlight trends in important variables so
that they can
monitor performance and identify opportunities and
problems.
• The emphasis of EIS is on graphical displays and easy-
to-use user
interfaces.
Components
• Hardware
• Software
Applications
• Manufacturing
•
• Marketing
•
• Financial
•
Hardware
•Input data - entry devices
•The central processing unit ( CPU )
•Data storage files
•Output devices
Software
• Text base software
• Database
• Graphic base
• Model base
Advantages
• Easy for upper - level executives to use ,
extensive computer
experience is not required in
operations .
• Provides timely delivery of company
summary information .
• Information to decision makers .
• Filters data for management .
• Improves to tracking information .
• Offers efficiency to decision makers .
Disadvantages
• Limited functionality , by design .
• Information overload for some managers .
• Benefits hard to quantify .
• High implementation costs .
• System may become slow , large , and hard to
manage .
• Need good internal processes for data
management .
• May lead to less reliable and less secure
data .
• System dependent .
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