Executive Information System

Definition E.I.S ( Watson, 1993 ), Computerized system that provides access for executives easily to internal and external relevant  information to critical success factor. An executive information system (wikipedia.org)  is a type of management information system that facilitates and supports senior executive information and decision making needs. It provides easy access to internal and external information relevant to organizational goal. Example of EIS, top execuitives can use touch screen terminal to see instantly text and graphic design that emphasize basic area of work organization and competition.

Characteristics Executive Information System :

1.      Made for indivitual executive user

2.      Extract, filter, condense and track the "critical data"

3.      Provide on-line status access

4.      Access and integrate internal and external data.

Advantages of EIS :

        Provide timely delivery of company information summary

        The information provided by the better understood

        Offer efficiency for decision makers

Weakness of EIS :

ü       Implementation of excessive costs for small firms

ü       It can’t perform complex calculation

ü       Facilities EIS simple and difficult to fullfill the desires of diverse executive

 Implementation  EIS in the Future

            EIS in the future will provide information to middle managers, because it would make it more complex besides it, EIS will integrate potential new applications and technologies into the system, combines artificial intelligence, multimedia integration characteristics and ISDN technologies into a single EIS.

Souces:

James A O'Brien and Mc Graw Hill.  MIS 12e, Introduction To Information System

Wikipedia.org

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