-- Management: process for planning, organizing, initiating & controlling works on information provided by MIS. -- Information: Processed data. -- System: components which work together to achieve goals. MIS is an IS which helps in efficient decision-making by providing value-added & timely information to management for various purposes. Thanks & Regards

The three elements of MIS are Management, Information and System. It is necessary to understand these three components: Management The term “Management” as defined by Marry Follett is “The art of getting things done through people” It also refers to a set of functions and processes designed to initiate and coordinate group efforts in an organized setting, directed towards promoting certain interests, preserving certain values and pursuing certain goals. It involves mobilization, combination, allocation and utilization of physical, human and other needed resources in a judicious manner by employing appropriate skills, approaches and techniques. It is a process of conceiving and converting certain worthwhile ideas into results by getting things done through people by offering them monetary and other inducement in return for their contributions. In short “Management” may be thought of as the sum total of these activities which relate to the laying down of certain plans, policies and purposes, securing men, money, materials and machinery needed for their goal achievements; putting all of them into operation, checking their performance and providing material rewards and mental satisfaction to the men engaged in the operation. Information It is a source for increment in knowledge. In MIS, it is obtained by processing data in to a form meaningful to the users.

MIS is: Integrated man-machine system For providing information To support operations, management, analysis and decision making functions In an organization MIS uses: Computer hardware and software Manual processes Models for analysis, planning, control and decision making Database MIS can also be defined as a planned system of the collecting, processing, storing and disseminating information needed to carry out the functions of management. **Data and Information** Terms "data" and "information" are used normally in a loose manner and interchangeably. Also same set of figures can be seen as data or information some times. Thus, data becomes information seen within a context. So, information is defined as data that is meaningful or useful to it's user. Data, therefore, can be considered as raw material to produce information. There are 6 basic elements of MIS, they are :- 1.Hardware 2.Software 3.Control 4.Databases and application programs 5.People 6.Telecommunications and networks

> Elements of MIS -- Management: process for planning, organizing, initiating & controlling works on information provided by MIS. -- Information: Processed data. -- System: components which work together to achieve goals. MIS is an IS which helps in efficient decision-making by providing value-added & timely information to management for various purposes And following are the Operating Elements of MIS: • MIS that has to support the requirement of various types of decision making at different hierarchical levels in various functions of an organizations, finally has it's operating elements on which the entire structure is created. • There are three operating elements: physical components, processing functions and outputs for the users of information. • Physical components are: hardware, software, database, algorithms (procedures or logic) and the people/experts in information technology function. • Processing functions include: transaction processing, data base maintenance, reports production, enquiry processing and interactive support applications. • Types of outputs are: transactional types or action oriented, informational and decision support types. • The operating elements of MIS structure should be designed keeping these (physical components, processing functions and types of information outputs) in mind

-- Management: process for planning, organizing, initiating & controlling works on information provided by MIS. -- Information: Processed data. -- System: components which work together to achieve goals.

The three elements of MIS are Management, Information and System. It is necessary to understand these three components: Management The term “Management” as defined by Marry Follett is “The art of getting things done through people” It also refers to a set of functions and processes designed to initiate and coordinate group efforts in an organized setting, directed towards promoting certain interests, preserving certain values and pursuing certain goals. It involves mobilization, combination, allocation and utilization of physical, human and other needed resources in a judicious manner by employing appropriate skills, approaches and techniques.

**ELEMENTS OF MIS** The three elements of MIS are Management, Information and System. It is necessary to understand these three components: Management The term “Management” as defined by Marry Follett is “The art of getting things done through people” It also refers to a set of functions and processes designed to initiate and coordinate group efforts in an organized setting, directed towards promoting certain interests, preserving certain values and pursuing certain goals. It involves mobilization, combination, allocation and utilization of physical, human and other needed resources in a judicious manner by employing appropriate skills, approaches and techniques. It is a process of conceiving and converting certain worthwhile ideas into results by getting things done through people by offering them monetary and other inducement in return for their contributions. In short “Management” may be thought of as the sum total of these activities which relate to the laying down of certain plans, policies and purposes, securing men, money, materials and machinery needed for their goal achievements; putting all of them into operation, checking their performance and providing material rewards and mental satisfaction to the men engaged in the operation. Information It is a source for increment in knowledge. In MIS, it is obtained by processing data in to a form meaningful to the users. To illustrate, the concept, let us discuss the following situations; if somebody throws the word eleven during discussion, it means nothing to the participant. It is a data item, but it is placed within a context familiar to the intended recipient. Let us analyze another situation, if a manager is asking a question, “What are the sales of the packaged goods by marketing department and projection for the next quarter?” The answer would be 11 only. Here, it is information not the data item since the number 11 is being used in a context. System A physical system is a set of components that operate together to achieve a common objective or multiple objectives. These objectives are realized in the outputs of the system. An efficient system uses its inputs economically in producing its outputs. An effective system produces the outputs that best meet the objectives of the system. MIS can be thought of as a system (set of hardware, software, manpower, procedures, etc) to provide timely and accurate information to the management users in an organisation. The objective of the management information system is to provide formal informational support to the members of the organization. Thanks

Dear Roshni > Elements of MIS -- Management: process for planning, organizing, initiating & controlling works on information provided by MIS. -- Information: Processed data. -- System: components which work together to achieve goals. MIS is an IS which helps in efficient decision-making by providing value-added & timely information to management for various purposes. Thanks

Hie Roshni, **There are 6 basic elements of MIS, they are :-** 1.Hardware 2.Software 3.Control 4.Databases and application programs 5.People 6.Telecommunications and networks

Hiii friend..... **The Elements which are required for MIS - Management Information System are:** • Computer hardware and software • Manual processes • Models for analysis, planning, control and decision making • Database **And following are the Operating Elements of MIS:** • MIS that has to support the requirement of various types of decision making at different hierarchical levels in various functions of an organizations, finally has it's operating elements on which the entire structure is created. • There are three operating elements: physical components, processing functions and outputs for the users of information. • Physical components are: hardware, software, database, algorithms (procedures or logic) and the people/experts in information technology function. • Processing functions include: transaction processing, data base maintenance, reports production, enquiry processing and interactive support applications. • Types of outputs are: transactional types or action oriented, informational and decision support types. • The operating elements of MIS structure should be designed keeping these (physical components, processing functions and types of information outputs) in mind. Thanks & Regards,