Managing Information and Technology: Role of ERP Systems in Tesco

Managing
Information and
Technology

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.................................................................................................................................................3
Categories of information systems..........................................................................................................3
ERP systems.............................................................................................................................................4
Benefits of ERP systems...........................................................................................................................6
Recommendations.......................................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Managing information and technology refers to the processes, techniques and systems
used by a firm to manage its information effectively and efficiently (Blackwell, Gardiner and
Schoenebeck, 2016). It is necessary because it helps a lot in proper management of the data
ensuring its security and safety. This helps the management in keeping sensitive data of the
enterprise secure to prevent its misuse. The company chosen for this report is Tesco which is a
British multinational company dealing in various types of products and having a large base of
customers. The purpose of this essay is to appreciate the role of information systems in business,
describing the various information systems and identification of categories, demonstration of
understanding of role of information in the operations of business organizations. Also, it aims at
demonstration of understanding of suitable information systems for effective management and
communicate the IS/IT solutions. The essay will include a detailed discussion of enterprise
resource planning i.e. ERP systems. It will be supported by references from the Harvard
Referencing System. Thus this essay will include various aspects of ERP in the context of Tesco.
MAIN BODY
Categories of information systems
There are various types of information systems which can be used by a business. The
explanation of these systems in the context of Tesco is as follows-
Transaction processing system- Transaction processing system is used in order to
record the day to day business transactions of the organization (Busse, Meinlschmidt and Foerstl,
2017). In a big organization like Tesco, there are multiple departments such as production,
marketing, sales, HR etc. These departments have multiple transactions of their day to day
activities. Thus this system can be used to efficiently and effectively summarize these
transactions and process them for the purpose of analysis and interpretation later on.
This system makes the work in the organization quite smooth which helps in achievement
of short-term and long-term goals and objectives of the organization. Thus the managers of the
company should focus on its implementation which will help in attaining the required
smoothness in the working of the company. This will also help in raising the overall efficiency,
effectiveness and productivity in the organization.
Its examples include point of sale systems, payroll systems, stock control systems and
airline booking systems.
Management information system- Management information system i.e. MIS helps the
managers in tactically monitoring the organization’s current performance status. The managers
can use it efficiently and effectively to measure the performance as well as monitor it.