Some things are as they are and they have worked well all the time. People are used to them. Sometimes they know, that things could work better, sometimes they don’t.
One important thing in small and medium sized enterprises is communication and the flow of information. This sometimes can be crucial to the surviving of such firms.
Although, some organisations know that they have a deficit in the communication or information process, they are not able to initiate any change.
This diploma has the aim to point out this critical issue and to show how practices of communication and data flow can be improved. Firstly, the author gives an overview about theoretical approaches and than she will analyse the dataflow for a commercial organisation of the middle class.
Here, it is important to say, that the measurement of the effects of such an optimisation is hard to realise, as effects can’t be measured on numerical or monetary scale.
The main concern of this diploma is not the theoretical explanation of types of data banks or the programming of such a data bank, which common literature describes. It is rather the establishing of more efficient methods to deal with the daily business and at least not to loose the basis of business, namely, the delivering of value to customers. Therefore, this diploma will present a probably total different perspective of this theme in practice, because of the individual tailoring, adaptation and transformation of theory to a practical solution.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Aim of this work
- Background and key terms
- Data Information - Knowledge
- Management
- Costs and benefits
- Costs
- Benefits
- The information paradox
- Fundamental principles of information management
- Definition of information management
- Tasks of information management
- Information Economies and Data Flow
- The Management of Information Economies
- Data flow management
- Overview
- Information requirement analysis
- Key term, objectives and background
- Procedures
- Background
- Subjective procedures
- Objective procedures
- Mixed procedures
- Communication requirement analysis
- Key term and background
- Methodology
- Concerns
- Information quality
- General criteria
- Criteria of information for management
- Systemisation of information quality
- Information security
- Background and aim
- Measures to protect information
- Storage of information
- Evaluation of the optimisation
- Management Information systems (MIS)
- Definition and background
- Tasks
- Operating on different levels
- The need for different levels
- The levels of a MIS
- The personal information system (PIS)
- The work group information system (WIS)
- The organisational information system (OIS)
- Further parts of a MIS
- Decision Support Systems (DSS)
- Knowledge Systems (KS)
- A optimisation of data flow for art decorⓇ
- History and business of the organisation
- Data Flow analysis
- Preface concerning methodology
- Analysis and recommendations
- Organisation and communication structure
- The main office
- Chain stores
- Stock and inventory
- Sales at mall events
- Implementing a MIS?
- The relationship between data, information, and knowledge within the context of organizational management.
- The identification and analysis of costs and benefits associated with optimizing data flow in information management.
- The exploration of fundamental principles and tasks of information management, emphasizing the importance of information quality, security, and storage.
- The examination of information economies and data flow management, including procedures for information requirement and communication requirement analysis.
- The application of information management systems, specifically Management Information Systems (MIS), in optimizing data flow within a specific organization.
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This diploma thesis explores the costs and benefits of data flow optimisation within the framework of information management. The study examines these aspects in both theoretical and practical contexts, focusing on the implementation of an information management system within a specific organization. The key themes of this work include:Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
This work begins by defining the aim of the study and introducing key terms related to data, information, and knowledge management. The information paradox is discussed, highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with information overload. Chapter 3 delves into the fundamental principles of information management, defining its purpose and outlining its key tasks. Chapter 4 expands on information economies and data flow management, exploring techniques for information requirement and communication requirement analysis. This chapter also addresses concerns regarding information quality, security, and storage. Chapter 5 focuses on the application of Management Information Systems (MIS) for optimizing data flow. The chapter discusses the different levels of MIS, including personal, workgroup, and organizational information systems. The final section examines the specific case of "art decorⓇ," analyzing its data flow and recommending potential MIS solutions.Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The central themes of this diploma thesis revolve around information management, data flow optimization, costs and benefits analysis, information economies, information quality, information security, and the implementation of Management Information Systems (MIS) within an organization. The study utilizes real-world examples to demonstrate the practical application of these concepts.- Citation du texte
- Anne Wolkodaw (Auteur), 2006, Costs and benefits of the optimisation of data flow in theory and practice of information management, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/61538
