Management Information System

application (MIS) A computer system, usually based on a

mainframe or minicomputer, designed to provide management

personnel with up-to-date information on an organisation's

performance, e.g. inventory and sales. These systems output

information in a form that is useable by managers at all

levels of the organisation: strategic, tactical, and

operational. A good example of an MIS report is an annual

report for a stockholder (a scheduled report).

[Que's Computer User's Dictionary Second Edition, 1992].

(2001-04-01)