Importance Of Information System

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What is IS? IS stand for information system. For this age information system are important for all the fields such as education, manufacturing, games, entertainment, research and also businesses. Every activity that we do every day also involved information system. Example of the activity that involve IS are withdraw money using ATM and shopping at the mall. Information system this days been use to support business operations to increase productivity and also help managers to make decisions. An effective information system can exceed customer expectations and fulfill business needs. A lot of companies today use information to increase the productivity, producing more quality product, creating the customer confidence and also making decision.…show more content…
The business performances also depend on the mobility because it can connect with the customer anywhere and anytime. Business opportunities can be create by touch-navigate devices running on 3G & 4G networks together with the innovative IT. There are 4 basic function of an information system which is input, processing, storage and output. There are 5 components of information system which are data, hardware, human, process and software. Information system can be divided to six main categories transaction processing system, management information system, executive information system, decision support system, office information system and expert…show more content…
There are generally three types of IS system which are; financial system, operational system and strategic system. In this chapter I will explain the 5 companies who use information system to support their business strategies and what information system that they use to become an adaptive and innovative organization. First company that uses the information system is Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). KFC pioneered by Colonel Harland Sanders. When he 9 years old he discovered that he like to cooking. He grew up and the world knows him as Colonel Sanders which is the founder of KFC. In 1952, he finally makes decision to franchise his famous Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe blends with 11 herbs and spices all over America. The special recipe reached Malaysia by early of 70’s. Today, KFC continues to serve finger lickin’ good chicken and become one of the largest quick service food service system in the world. KFC use information system to make sure their business runs and adapt with today
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