Information systems in the economy are presented in the form of organizational and technical systems designed to perform some computing work or services that satisfy the needs of the management system and its users (for example, management personnel, external users). They function within the framework of the management system and are fully subordinate to their goals.
Information systems in the economy are involved in activities related to the use of relevant products. A typical example of such work is the use of information management technologies.
Information systems in the economy have a methodological basis, represented by a systematic approach, according to which various systems are a set of objects working in close collaboration to achieve one common goal.
Such systems can be a combination of some functional structure: mathematical, informational, organizational, personnel and technical support, combined into a whole system with the aim of collecting, issuing and processing the necessary information in the performance of managerial functions.
Information systems in the economy provide such data flows:
- From the external environment to the management system. On the one hand, this is a stream of regulatory information that has been created by state institutions within the framework of the current legislation, and on the other hand, data containing information on market conditions created by suppliers, consumers and competitors.
- The flow directed from the management system to the external environment in the form of reporting information provided to state bodies, creditors, investors and consumers, as well as marketing information to a certain circle of consumers.
- The flow of information from the control system aimed at the object has the form of regulatory, planned and administrative information during the implementation of business processes.
The enterprise information system is capable of solving the following tasks:
- providing a guarantee of the required quality of enterprise management;
- improving the efficiency and effectiveness of interaction between units;
- achieving high quality products;
- increase the economic efficiency of the economic activity of the subject;
- creating a system of statistical accounting;
- Implementation of the forecast for the development of the enterprise;
- creating a system of operational and strategic planning, as well as forecasting.
Information systems of the enterprise are guided by the tactical direction of management. This analysis, and medium-term planning, and organization of work over several weeks. An example is the planning and analysis of supplies, the preparation of production programs. This class of tasks is characterized by regulation of the formation of final documents and a specific algorithm for solving tasks such as a list of orders during the formation of the production program and determination of material requirements based on the necessary specialization.
