MIS Report: Implementation in a Manufacturing Organization

This report focuses on Management Information Systems (MIS) and its application within a manufacturing organization. It emphasizes the role of MIS in providing data for decision-making at various management levels, including lower-level managers, senior administrators, and boards of directors. The report details the core purpose of MIS, which is to provide feedback on performance and compare actual data against planned outcomes. It outlines the four key components of MIS in a manufacturing context: internal records (inventory, customer orders, etc.), manufacturing decision support systems, manufacturing intelligent systems, and manufacturing research. The report then delves into the planning and implementation of an MIS, covering crucial steps such as defining outcomes, forming an MIS team, defining system needs, determining technical requirements, finding the right solutions and vendors, estimating costs, creating an implementation plan, and managing project risks. The report concludes by referencing relevant literature on ERP implementation, post-implementation success factors, and technological developments related to manufacturing systems.

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Introduction
Management information system provides a data for the company needed by lower-
level managers, senior administrators and boards of directors in decision making. An MIS
is a database that is computerized to help in administrative, financial and programmatic
information made in such a way that it produces reports regularly for every level of
management. We focus on a manufacturing organization looking deeper on management of
inventory (Fernandez, Zaino, & Ahmad, 2018).
Main purpose
Its main purpose is to give feedback to managers on their own performances and
shows the actual data for the organization against planned results and outcomes for the
year. It is a measure of progress against the goals set. The four components of the MIS
(manufacturing organization )include:
 Internal records- for example inventory, manufacturing decision support,
customer orders, recievables and payables,and customer orders
 Manufacturing decision support system- example include, quantity for
production, inventory sales and order levels.
 Manufacturing intelligent systems- for an automated manufacturing system
 Manufacturing research
Planning of MIS adopting in an organization
1. Defining outcomes

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Management information system investments can have limited resources. Ensure that
there is enough funding for the management information systems and identify the tangible
benefits that the MIS will bring to the organization. There is also a need to define the scope
of the MIS (Regional, organizational or national level). Then it is also important to develop
measures to assess whether the MIS is successful (Gill, Shahzad, & Ramalu, 2019).
2. Form the MIS team
For a successful implementation of an MIS in an organization, a team should be formed
to determine the skills and resources required in each of the three phases of MIS
(developing, sustaining, scaling).
3. Define the systems needs
In an organization (manufacturing organization), the MIS requires documenting and
clear communication of needs. This is important for the designing team and future users of
the system to avoid delays, frustrations and overruns. There should be
 Development of shared outcomes and measures
 Determining the technical requirements of the MIS e.g. electricity, internet
connectivity etc.
 Harmonizing report requirements and benchmarks
 Identifying how users of the MIS example,managers will use the system developed
 Conducting a self-inventory to map out already existing relationships and reports of
MIS.
4. Finding the right solutions and right vendors

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Depending on the resources and needs, there are a range of potential solutions. The
organization should identify the best system for your organization depending on the expected
use and resources available.
Example
The software models range from Software as a Service (SaaS) to custom –developed
software ie build from scratch. Our MIS is built from scratch to incorporate all the
requirements of the organization.
5. Estimation of operating and implementation costs
Estimation of the project cost from pilot, to scale up to maintenance is important. The
cost of the pilot stage, to scaling costs and sustenance cost is important,
example
web based or cloud system centralized MIS will be cheaper than a solution requiring local
installation of software (Lv, Weng, Ding, Weng, & Weng, 2018).
6. Create a plan of implementation
This includes training of MIS users and tracking the milestones while defining the
development plan of the MIS.
7. Managing and understanding the project risks
Some of the risks in development of a MIS include but not limited to operational risks,
poor management, development risks, deployment risks and lack of governance (Yan, Abbes,
& Francois, 2018)..

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