Guidelines for Comprehensive Examination Management Information Systems BC6501 (1/2010) Asst. Prof. Dr. Chaiyachet Saivichit 1. Relationships among three elements : Information Systems, Organization and Strategy • Important features of organizations that managers need to know about in •
order to build and use information systems successfully How Porter’s competitive forces model and the value chain model help businesses use information systems for competitive advantage 2. Enterprise Applications • how enterprise systems achieve operational excellence by integrating and •
coordinating diverse functions and business processes in the firm how enterprise applications can be used in platforms for new cross‐
functional services 3. Decision Making Enhancement from IT Utilization • how information systems support the activities of managers and •
management decision making the role of information systems in helping people at various level in organization make decisions more efficiently