Prelims Question #3

Prelims Question 3

A company has basically four (4) levels of organizational hierarchy and each level makes use of unique IT technology and software to address and/or support their works.

Answer then the following:

1. Question #1:Identify and describe information systems (IS) used in each level.
Answer:
Operational Level
-from inventory control to paying suppliers, allocation of resources such as personnel, raw materials and time to optimize productivity.
Knowledge Level
- mathematical processing of data.
Management Level
- decision support, budgeting, cost analysis and production
Strategic Level
- forecasting, profit planning and manpower planning

2. Question #2:How do these IS help the employees and managers achieve their objectives.
Answer:

For the managers,IS is able to help them through:

1) Time lines of information

2) Faster decision making

3) Easy and logical way of finding data

4) Faster and easier way of planning, monitoring and evaluation

5) Helps managers in coming up with more comprehensive and updated......

For employees,IS is able to help them through::

1) Fast and convenient data processing

2) Easy and convenient data storing

3) Easy and faster for retrieving data through the above benefits.....

- IS could help managers and employees achieve their objective.....

3. Question #3: Cite a local or national company that makes use of these IS and identify the benefits and drawbacks/lapses of these IS.
Answer:

Prudential Life Insurance Company

Benefits of IS:

1) Easy and faster data handling

2) Faster decision making because of time lines of information.

3) Easy data gathering for planning, monitoring and evaluation....

Lapses of IS:

1) The reliability of data entered, sometimes, because of human weaknesses, data entered and process were incorrect which resulted in incorrect information draws wrong conclusion.

2) Because Information System is man made, there are disadvantages which show up in the later part of the application which were not corrected earlier that resulted to improper data processing.

3) There is the possibility of unauthorized changes to the data files because of computer failures or human lapses.

Student: Jessa Daquil