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EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM
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Introduction
An Executive Information System (EIS)
is a type of management information system
intended to facilitate and support the information and decision-making needs of senior executives by providing
It is commonly considered as a specialized form of a Decision Support System (DSS)
Advantages of EIS
Provides timely delivery of company summary information Information that is provided is better understood
Filters data for management Improves to tracking information
Offers efficiency to decision makers
Disadvantages of EIS
System dependent
Limited functionality, by design
Information overload for some managers
Benefits hard to quantify High implementation costs
System may become slow, large, and hard to manage
Characteristics of EIS
Drill down
Critical success Factors (CSF)
Status access
Analysis
Exception reporting
Colors and audio
Navigation of information
Communication
Conclusion
The emphasis of EIS is on graphical displays and easy-to-use user interfaces. They offer strong reporting and drill-down capabilities. In general, EIS are enterprise-wide DSS that help top-level executives analyze, compare, and highlight trends in important variables so that they can monitor performance and identify opportunities and problems. EIS and data warehousing technologies are converging in the marketplace.