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Management Information System

Your step into efficiency improvement

Modern organisations, be they commercial businesses or community services, require a proper management controlling structure in order to ascertain profitability or efficiency of service.

A Management Information System (MIS) is a tool to

forecast developments
plan operational target values through Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
measure results and detect trends
provide guidance for management action
and hence control operations
based on relevant information

For the successful implementation of an MIS the full support of top management and a proper integration into the organisation and consequently acceptance by all levels are key requirements.

Management situation, requirements and support

Targets

Products & Services resulting from customers needs
Return in terms of cost coverage, profitability and liquidity
Growth with economic value
Increase of market share for commercial businesses
Function coverage and service level with community services

Resources

Assets (Productive systems, Finance)
People (Know-how, Skills, Contacts)
Market Share, System Coverage
Communicational Position (Contacts, Publicity, Reputation)

Environment

Geography and Logistics
Regulations from contractual obligations as well as legal requirements
Development of the economy
Competition
Politics

Tools necessary to achieve these objectives efficiently are: Business Planning

Planning and forecasting of operational figures
Financial statements outlook
Cash flow planning
Simulations and scenarios

Controlling Processes

Key performance indicators (KPI) monitoring with past performance
Deviation analysis and target setting with KPI

Where you are assisted to take off from your present position

The approach used by MW-PI and BLUEWATERS to support organisations is twofold

to design a modern yet compact MIS adapted for the clients requirements and
to organize a business process to implement an efficient and accepted use of the system

Services offered to assist you with the implementation of a modern and effective Management Information System comprise

an audit of the existing information structure and process
a joint definition controlling reports in terms of content and addressees
the elaboration of a Data Collection Process (DCP)
- description of process (purposes, addressees, clients, data, formats, means, dates)
- Process sequence
- Additional data requirements
consultations and feedback workshops with staff in charge
development of an analysis and reporting model
DCP documentation, model description
training of management with MIS