Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil University Department Of Business Management

Presentation Topic : Management Information System - ProQuest

Presented to: Prof. Shweta BhandariPresented By: Vrushali Keny (Bioinfo-09) Arpita Raut (Biotech-06) Pratibha Yadav (Biotech-) Rani Yadav (Biotech-27) Vaishali Yadav (Biotech-38) Sushma Nichani (Biotech-36) Swati Gavali (Bioinfo-08) Chaitali Mahale(Biotech-)Presented on: 17/09/09

What is MIS Advantages of MIS ProQuest – An emerging MIS ProQuest – An Information Partner ProQuest – Brands Proquest Snapshots

MIS originated in 1960’s. An 'MIS' is a planned system of the

collecting, processing, storing and disseminating data in the form of information needed to carry out the functions of management.

It Facilitates planning It Minimizes information overload MIS Encourages Decentralization It brings Co ordination It makes control easier MIS assembles, process , stores ,

retrieves , evaluates and disseminates the information.

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