Management information systems Exceptional Academic Excellence.

Information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers customers, competitors and industries that analyze patterns trends and relationships for strategic decision making. Management information systems business function, like accounting, human resources, marketing, finance which moves information about people, products, and processes across the company to facilitate decision-making and problem-solving. Chief Security Officer Responsible for ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by hackers and viruses. Chief Knowledge Officer Responsible for Collecting, maintaining and distributing company knowledge. Chief Information Officer Responsible for (1) overseeing all uses of MIS and (2) ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives. Chief Privacy Officer Responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use of information within a company. Chief Technology Officer Responsible for ensuring the speed accuracy availability and reliability of the MIS. Porter's five Forces Model analyzes the competitive forces within the environment in which a company operates to assess the potential for profitability in an industry. Threat of Substitute Products or Services The power of customers to purchase alternatives.