Business Information System : Assignment
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Business Information System : Assignment
Added on 2021-02-21
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3Analysis of components of Information System..............................................................................3Information System used by TESCO company..........................................................................3Evaluation of information systems .............................................................................................4Challenges brought by the information systems to the company in the new businessenvironment.................................................................................................................................6Discussion on the challenges in the new business environment......................................................7The challenges of using new IT tools.........................................................................................7Difficulties in building successful information systems ............................................................8CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
INTRODUCTIONBusiness information system is considered today as the main component of anyorganization, something without which an organization could not operate smoothly(Abbasi,Sarker and Chiang, 2016). Information system facilitates work of the management andemployees for achieving operational excellence. TESCO is a British multinational third largestretailer including groceries and general merchandise headquartered in Welwyn Garden City,Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Having revenue of6.3 billion pounds (2019). Thisstudy aims to analyse, evaluate components of information system along with challenges indeploying Information system in new business environment along with difficulties of havingInformation system.Analysis of components of Information SystemInformation System used by TESCO companyAn information system defined as the software that helps organize or analyses data, somain aim of an IS(information system) is to turn raw data into useful information data or that canbe used for decision making in an organization like boundaries, communication channel, controland web of coordination. It compiles system theories, research sources and objectives togetherand get one conclusion. Information system of TESCO gives shape around company's structure.TESCO company contain different types of information system like DBMS (data basemanagement system) is a combination of software and data which is main purpose to givegeneral information to organization, there are number of specialized information system which isspecially design to give special information about organization or to carry out specific analysistasks. For example, ERP, GIS and ES(Appelbaum, and et.al., 2017). ERP(enterprise resourceplanning) is an information system used to integrate external or internal information of entireorganization. GIS (geographic information system) is used to analyze all types of geographical data ormanage. ES(expert system) is main purpose to solve complex problem by reasoning of an expert.These 3 types of specialized information is used by TESCO company to manage organizationinternally or externally. TESCO company contains 5 typical component of information systemthat are hardware, software, database, network and procedures(Laudon And Laudon,. 2015).These data used in an organization and the first four element are part of the general informationaltechnology in an organization while procedures are specific to get answer of a specific question.
Hardware: hardware is computer based information system.hardware's are processor, monitors,keyboard and printers etc use in computer.Software: software are programs which is use to organize, process and anlyze data.Database: this is a typical information system which is work with data, organized into tables andfiles.Network: network is a source to connect different people or element to each other. Specially ifmany different people is working but in different place for same organization or using sameinformation system then network is a way to connect eachother.Procedures: procedures means action which is describe how data are proceed and analyzed toget information for which information system is designed.TESCO company consist 4 business information systems are TPS, ESS, MIS etc. TESCOuses different levels of information which based on hierarchy.Trasaction processing system: TPS are only available to the company's employees. Thses aredigital which use digital application such as software physical devices such as EPOS(electronicpoint of sales) and PDCU(portable data capture unit). it takes input as simple businesstransactions, such as order, payment and collect the data or provide it to MIS.Management information system: MIS is used by TESCO. This system allows to TESCO toorder large batches of product or communicate with sellers and manufacturer. MIS convert datawhich is provided by TPS into information about sales, profit, customers etc. provide it tomanager for decision making.Executive support system : ESS is a credit to cash software. It is enable to evaluate thecompany's financial state. This software is support heigher level, future oriented and decisionmaking structure and particular information relevant to executive.Evaluation of information systems The information system plays an vital role in a company to achieve competitiveadvantage in the industry. The whole business is dependent on effective and efficient informationsystem. Tesco recognised the important role that information system across the organisation. Ithelps in achieving commercial advantage and allowing efficient trade(Beck and et.al., 2017).Through applying IT innovations Tesco also improve the shopping trip for customers and makework easier for employees. In the absence of effective information system it can affect theoverall trade of the organisation.
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