Information System for Logistics and Distribution Management

2017 ◽  
pp. 374-414
Author(s):  
José Poças Rascão
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Distribution Management ◽  
For Profit ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Support Decision Making

This article aims to design an Information System for Logistics and Distribution Management, albeit an incomplete one. It seeks to define the key performance indicators (financial, time, productivity and quality of services) as an innovative approach to information management, stemming from the understanding of the physical, financial and information flows related to the Logistics and Distribution activities in which the organizations operate, whether they are carried out in the for-profit or nonprofit sector. In this sense, some conceptual clarifications become necessary and are presented in this chapter. The term information unit / business unit, although widespread in management literature, is not defined by consensus. Guinchat and Menou (1994, p.337) use the term to refer to sectors of businesses whose mission is “to identify, as accurately as possible, information that may be useful to decision-makers (top, coordination and operational) in support decision-making.” Logistics and Distribution cannot manage without information on applications / products by and for customers, and their relationship with information management, in Information Science. The structure of the article summarizes existing academic work, seeking to generate new knowledge. It presents information to support decision-making in an integrated and independent way of support-technology.

What Is the Purpose of Research on Information Needs of an Organization?

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Inspector Agata LASOTA-JĄDRZAK, Ph.D
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Information Selection ◽  
Proper Functioning ◽  
Risk Of Failure

Information management is of great importance to an organization. The quality and quantity of information influence the decision-making conditions, and with the increase in their value, the risk of failure and the uncertainty of undesirable effects are reduced. To a large extent, the accuracy of the decisions made depends on the quality of information held by the recipient. For the proper functioning of the organization, it is essential that the information acquired, processed, developed and circulated is of appropriate quality, i.e. it has a set of characteristics that determine the usefulness of information defined by the users. The article emphasizes that it is the effectiveness of the organization’s information system on which it depends to whom, in what form and on what level the information of the desired quality will be provided. Moreover, it was pointed out that it is necessary to systematically examine the information needs of the organization in order to meet the users’ expectations and the need for the organization to have the capacity to systematically reject useless information, information overload, and information selection.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Effects on Application of Management Accounting Information Systems and Quality Management Accounting Information

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-92
Author(s):  
Widia Astuty
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Accounting Information System ◽  
Accounting Information Systems

The study aims to prove empirically; (i) the influence of the business environment for the application of management accounting information systems; (ii) the influence of ethics on the application of management accounting information systems; (iii) the influence of organizational culture on the implementation of management accounting information systems; and (iv) the effect of the application of management accounting information system on the quality of management accounting information. The motivation of this study due to a phenomenon of having an integration on management accounting information system whereby the information generated is not qualified, as well as the uncertainty of business environment, ethics and organizational culture which are yet to have optimal conditions. The method used is explanatory research with a survey approach, using a statistical tool of SEM Partial Linear Regression, with the aim to obtain facts concerning the occurance of phenomena, seek actual and systematic information on the application of management accounting information systems, and the quality of accounting information management. The results showed that all variable of the business environment, ethics, organizational culture affect the application of accounting information management system; and the application of management accounting information system affects the quality of information management accounting.

Information Systems

2015 ◽  
pp. 78-108
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Business Manager ◽  
Business Decision ◽  
External Organization ◽  
Support Decision Making

An information system translates data into information to support business decision making. Data, raw unorganized facts, are gathered relative to a business event. The resulting information, which has meaning in the hands of a user, must be complete and accurate in order to support timely decision making. The acquisition of an information system by a small business will be a relatively costly endeavour. The small business manager will tend to rely upon an internal individual or external organization for advice when acquiring an information system. Further, the information system will be employed to improve the efficiency of daily operations of a small business. This chapter describes information systems. In general, an information system turns data into information to support decision making. The information must be timely, complete, and accurate relative to the decisions which must be made.

scholarly journals How Cognitive Biases Influence the Data Verification of Safety Indicators: A Case Study in Rail

Safety ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Burggraaf ◽  
Groeneweg ◽  
Sillem ◽  
van Gelder
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Verification Process ◽  
Support Decision Making ◽  
Good Quality Data

The field of safety and incident prevention is becoming more and more data based. Data can help support decision making for a more productive and safer work environment, but only if the data can be, is and should be trusted. Especially with the advance of more data collection of varying quality, checking and judging the data is an increasingly complex task. Within such tasks, cognitive biases are likely to occur, causing analysists to overestimate the quality of the data and safety experts to base their decisions on data of insufficient quality. Cognitive biases describe generic error tendencies of persons, that arise because people tend to automatically rely on their fast information processing and decision making, rather than their slow, more effortful system. This article describes five biases that were identified in the verification of a safety indicator related to train driving. Suggestions are also given on how to formalize the verification process. If decision makers want correct conclusions, safety experts need good quality data. To make sure insufficient quality data is not used for decision making, a solid verification process needs to be put in place that matches the strengths and limits of human cognition.

Fertilizer Information System for Banana Plantation

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4-2) ◽  
pp. 204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Shin Shuen ◽  
Nureize Arbaiy ◽  
Yusmadi Yah Jusoh
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Soil Nutrient ◽  
Prototype Model ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Banana Tree ◽  
Field Management ◽  
Information Module ◽  
Banana Plantation

A banana is a nutritious fruit which contains good vitamins and nutrient for body. Banana tree requires suitable mean temperature and mean rainfall to grow up. Additionally, healthy soil improves crops growth due to sufficient nutrients. Farmers use fertilizer to improve soil nutrient and increase yield productions. Thus, a proper field management and fertilization is important to ensure banana plants to produce high quality of yield. Improper manage fertilizer will cause impact on the environment and affect the banana plantation. Therefore, fertilizer information system for banana plantation is developed to support farmers to manage information for banana farm in an effective way. Prototype model is employed to assist development of the system. PHP programming language is used to develop this system and MySQL as a system database. This system contains five modules which are registration and login module, manage banana plantation information module, fertilizer formulation management module, fertilizer information management module and report module. It is expected that the system will help farmers to manage and monitor the fertilizing task in the farm efficiently.

The Marketing of Information and Knowledge Management

2017 ◽  
pp. 127-155
Author(s):  
José Poças Rascão
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Marketing Practice ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter discusses the issues of customers´ satisfaction and needs, in terms of information, as a basis for the practice of marketing in information management. It underlines the arguments of the relationship between Marketing and information science. The main idea is that Marketing practice cannot occur without information about customers and to customers. This way, the relationship of marketing to information management, in information science, is emphasized. Likewise, the importance of the studies and research on Marketing of information, as philosophical approach of the information management process, is highlighted. The structure of the chapter synthesizes the existing academic work while seeking to generate new knowledge. Moreover, it presents the promotion and communication of information in organizations from the evolution of the concept of Marketing, in an integrated manner. Finally, the implications for future research are advanced.

APPLICATION OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND SUPPORTING DECISION-MAKING

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Сергей Владимирович Смирнов
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Support Decision Making

Рассматривается проектирование системы, предполагающей применение инструментального ианалитического аппарата ГИС (геоинформационных систем) с целью обеспечения мониторинга и поддержки принятия решений на примере задач формирования системы образовательных услуг региона. Рассматриваются основные модели и методика решения задач, возникающих перед администрацией органов управления образованием. We are considering the design of a system involving the use of a GIS tool and analytical apparatus (geographic information systems) in order to ensure monitoring and support decision-making on the example of the tasks of creating a system of educational services in the region. The main models and methods of solving problems arising before the administration of education management bodies are considered.

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