The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the role of data base in business management.
The data base, a major component of MIS, is an area containing all the information and decision rules area containing all the information and decision rules used...
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the role of data base in business management.
The data base, a major component of MIS, is an area containing all the information and decision rules area containing all the information and decision rules used by a business organization, is a format applicable to any user's needs and immediately available when needed.
The job of assembling in a single location all pertinent information used by a given organization poses great diffilcuty, since it involves detailed analysis of that organization.
As a computers continue to demonstrate their utility in the business environment, management looks expectantly to the future. Advances in computer technology, data base system, have increased management expectations as to what can be done with computers. Advantages of Data Base The main advantages of a corporate data base system are
1. Reduced computer processing time.
2. Centralized files for all applications.
3. Reduced sorting of records.
4. Reduced number of programs to be written.
5. Elimination of duplicate space and effort.
6. A single source of information for complete, accurate data processing and management information retrieval.