Management Information Systems, Second Edition: A Concise Study

KELKAR, S. A. · Kelkar S. A.

Nov 2009 · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

About this eBook

It is widely recognized that the knowledge of information systems is very much essential in today’s business organizations to survive and prosper. This book, in its second edition, provides students with a conceptual framework to understand information systems. The focus of information systems (irrespective of the level of use of information) is on producing quality information needed to facilitate decision making. The objective of this book is to capture the material on information systems and organize it around a framework that offers a current and relevant knowledge based on information system by providing just the adequate amount of material in a concise format.

The book is organized in three parts : (i) Information systems basics, (ii) Managing with information and (iii) Managing information resources. Though the main structure of the second edition remains the same, the chapters have been updated and revised as per the recent development in the fields of information technology. Besides this, a new chapter is added to explain the concepts like e-business, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise resources and planning (ERP) and Supply chain management (SCM), comprehensively.

Intended for the students of computer applications (BCA and MCA) and management (BBA and MBA), and the undergraduate students of Computer Science engineering, the book is equally useful for the busy professionals who wish to grasp the essentials of management information systems, without attending a formal instructional course.

About the author

S.A. KELKAR, Ph.D. (Michigan, USA), is an Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai. Earlier, he was an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. At present he also works as a Professor of Computer Engineering, at KKWIER, Nashik. He has over 40 years of teaching experience in the field of software technology, information systems, and research methodology. Earlier he taught as a full timer at IITB, Mumbai, NIBM, Mumbai, and NITIE, Mumbai. His industry experience comes from TCS, Aptech, and Voltas. He has also been a visiting faculty for thirty years for several programs conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

S.A. KELKAR, Ph.D. (Michigan, USA), is an Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai. Earlier, he was an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. At present he also works as a Professor of Computer Engineering, at KKWIER, Nashik. He has over 40 years of teaching experience in the field of software technology, information systems, and research methodology. Earlier he taught as a full timer at IITB, Mumbai, NIBM, Mumbai, and NITIE, Mumbai. His industry experience comes from TCS, Aptech, and Voltas. He has also been a visiting faculty for thirty years for several programs conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.