Ebook: Management and Office Information Systems

Decision making is a very complex phenomenon. Modern decision makers must deal with very complex problems which are constantly changing and often ill­ structured, making modeling and analysis difficult. In order to provide support for the decision makers, computer-based information systems are designed to collect, store, process, and transport information. Recent advances in computer technol­ ogy, data communications, database systems, office automation, and knowledge engineering have made possible the design of very sophisticated information sys­ tems. However, rapid technological advances also create many problems, not the least of which is the lack of integration among the various disciplines in infor­ mation system design. Without such integration, a costly computer-based infor­ mation system is at best partially useful and at worst totally useless. The aim of this book, therefore, is to examine the various issues involved in designing man­ agement information systems, decision support systems, and office information systems for increasing productivity and providing decision support. This book is the outcome of the Workshop on Management and Office Infor­ mation Systems, which was organized by the Knowledge Systems Institute and held at Chicago, Illinois, from June 28 to 30, 1982. Twenty-seven papers from the working papers presented at that workshop were selected for inclusion in the present volume, which is organized into five parts: (I) organization structures and management, (II) decision support systems, (III) database systems, (IV) office information systems, and (V) systems and applications.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Process of Designing Organization Structures and their Information Substructures....Pages 3-25
Organizational Structures as the Primal Information System....Pages 27-46
Analysis of Formal and Informal Information Needs in Decision Support Systems Design....Pages 47-56
Informational Needs of Organizations Under Crisis....Pages 57-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Languages for Decision Support Systems....Pages 71-89
A Formal Approach to Decision Support....Pages 91-118
Decision Support in Enterprise Analysis....Pages 119-132
Planning and Control Systems for R&D Organizations....Pages 133-153
Decision Support Systems Information Needs Analysis through a Management Process Framework....Pages 155-170
The Organizational Dimensions of Management Information Systems Implementation....Pages 171-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Database Design for Decision Support Systems....Pages 183-204
Toward an Enterprise Information System Design Methodology....Pages 205-215
Language Design for Relational Model Management....Pages 217-235
Functional Augmentation of Relational Operations in ARES....Pages 237-251
Similarity Retrieval for Pictorial Databases....Pages 253-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Office Information System Design....Pages 291-308
Database Triggers and Alerters in an Automated Library Circulation System....Pages 309-321
Design and Implementation of a Library Automation System....Pages 323-333
An Experimental System for Office Procedure Automation....Pages 335-350
Petri Nets and their Application an Introduction....Pages 351-368
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Macros an Office Application Generator....Pages 369-381
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
An Information System Approach to the Analysis of Job Design....Pages 385-400
Command Decomposition as a Decision-Making Problem....Pages 401-414
Matrix Operations Using Linpack....Pages 415-434
The Corporate Provisioning Plan....Pages 435-450
A Grants Management System for Cost Accounting....Pages 451-461
Reliability and Maintainability Management....Pages 463-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-476

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Process of Designing Organization Structures and their Information Substructures....Pages 3-25
Organizational Structures as the Primal Information System....Pages 27-46
Analysis of Formal and Informal Information Needs in Decision Support Systems Design....Pages 47-56
Informational Needs of Organizations Under Crisis....Pages 57-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Languages for Decision Support Systems....Pages 71-89
A Formal Approach to Decision Support....Pages 91-118
Decision Support in Enterprise Analysis....Pages 119-132
Planning and Control Systems for R&D Organizations....Pages 133-153
Decision Support Systems Information Needs Analysis through a Management Process Framework....Pages 155-170
The Organizational Dimensions of Management Information Systems Implementation....Pages 171-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Database Design for Decision Support Systems....Pages 183-204
Toward an Enterprise Information System Design Methodology....Pages 205-215
Language Design for Relational Model Management....Pages 217-235
Functional Augmentation of Relational Operations in ARES....Pages 237-251
Similarity Retrieval for Pictorial Databases....Pages 253-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Office Information System Design....Pages 291-308
Database Triggers and Alerters in an Automated Library Circulation System....Pages 309-321
Design and Implementation of a Library Automation System....Pages 323-333
An Experimental System for Office Procedure Automation....Pages 335-350
Petri Nets and their Application an Introduction....Pages 351-368
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Macros an Office Application Generator....Pages 369-381
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
An Information System Approach to the Analysis of Job Design....Pages 385-400
Command Decomposition as a Decision-Making Problem....Pages 401-414
Matrix Operations Using Linpack....Pages 415-434
The Corporate Provisioning Plan....Pages 435-450
A Grants Management System for Cost Accounting....Pages 451-461
Reliability and Maintainability Management....Pages 463-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-476
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