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Executive Information Systems
Decision Making
graphs.The Executive information systems should also be effective in retrieving the factual data
for the decision makers whenever needed. This makes the user interface play a crucial role and
hence considered as an important aspect.It should also be more user friendly and simple.
While,telecommunications play a decisive role in transmitting the data from one place to another
for promoting a networked information systems.
Characterstics of executive information systems:
It summarises and obtains elaborate data to create graphical representations and displays
wherein, the data serves as a reliable source for future decision making. It is also capable of
integrating internal and external data in the most relevent and concise manner. It provides
opportunities for trend analysis and survey,exception reporting and drill down analysis and
examination of various data.The very specific feature of this systems is that it is capable of
displaying the relevant data in the form of graphs and reports.
Reasons for introducing executive information systems:
This executive information systems was created exclusively for the higher level executives.These
executives usually have a busy and tight schedule.Hence it is not possible for them to update
with the various technological developments and fully comprehend and follow the systems
prevalent in the organisation.They also faced some difficulty and problem in understanding the
nature of the existing systems.These reasons paved the way for developing an exclusive systems
meant for the senior executives.
namely, the data driven systemss and the model driven systemss.The data driven systemss
coordiante effectively the data bases and the data warehouses.They compile and gather
information from various sources and present then to the end user in an integrated form.Whereas
model driven systemss use tree like processes to present the relevant data and facts.
Conclusion:
Executive information systems are types of management information systemss promoted and
deviced to provide assistance and support to the information and crucial decision making
requirments of senior executives in an organisational setup. The entire success of an executive
information systems depends to a large extent on the use and users of a comapany.