MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
MEANING:
MIS is a system which helps management in
performing its jobs, in making & implementing plans and
controlling decisions.
MIS refers to the study of how organizations use
language and data processing to carry out daily operations, establish
management control and plan for the future.
It is Computer Based Information System.
It is integrated system of man & machine.
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT:
Production means transformation of Raw materials into
finished products for sale.
According to E. L. Brech,
“Production Management is the process of effective
planning and regulating the operations of that section of an
enterprise which is responsible for the actual transformation of
materials into finished products”.
Objective :
* To provide manufacturing services to the organization.
This involve manufacture of product of certain
specified quality and within certain cost in fixed time..
The system & methodology differs with respect to
manufacturing technology adopted.
INPUT TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS
•Production program
•Production schedule
•Process planning sheet
•Job card
•Quality assurance rating form
•Finished goods advice
•Breakdown advice
•Material requirement
•Customer order
APPLICATION
Production management is performed through
production planning and control, bill of
material processing etc…..
ROLE OF MIS IN PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION
NEW PLANT LOCATION
PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK
DAILY SCHEDULING
OPERATIONAL
TACTICAL
STRATEGIC
Explanation
Strategic Information:
This type of information is required at the top or senior manager level.
A strategic decision by the production function of the management is a
New Plant Location.
A strategic decision for the marketing function is a survey of
competition and the resulting strategy of gaining market share.
While a detailed analysis of in- company sales and advertising is
a necessary pre – requisite, much will depend on the present and
future strategies of the competitors who are external to the
environment.
Explanation
Tactical information:
this type of information is required at the middle level or the
managerial level. this level is responsible for taking certain
management related decisions.
at the tactical one could visualize a production bottleneck
analysis in a manufacturing environment. such analysis would
call for senior management involvement by people with years of
experience. results arising out of such analysis are likely to have
medium range impact.
Information…
Operational or Lower Level Information:
This information is required at the lower level of an
organization.
Lower level means the clerical staff of the organization.
Daily scheduling refers to assignment of jobs.
Production management system
DECISION ANALYSIS
TYPICAL DECISION:
MAKE OR BUY
USE OF ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL
USE OF ALTERNATIVE PROCESS
RESCHEDULING AND LOADING OF JOBS
PLANNING AND SCHEDULING OF JOBS
SELECTION OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES
CONTROL
IT HAS TO BE ENSURED THAT PLANT,MACHINES
AND EQUIPMENT THAT HAVE HIGH INVESTMENT
ARE FULLY UTILISED.
THERE ARE ALWAYS SOME JOBS WHICH HAVE
TO BE PUSHED THROUGH THE PRODUCTION
PROGRAMME BY WAY OF SCHEDULING AND
LOADING THE JOB ON MACHINES.
CONCLUSION
Statutory compliance:
There are few areas in production management which
required information for reporting to authority under
the category of Statutory compliance
Operations update
This report provides information on day to day
events.
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Decision analysis:
The decision analysis applications provide the reports
with specific key decisions in the production
function.
These report provides information update on the post
implementation scenario of decisions.