Week 1 Discussion

1/12/2021 South University

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IS in Organizations

In an organization, the various functions of IS are broadly categorized as:

Sales and Marketing systems: Focus on customer interaction, order processing, and sales forecasting.

Manufacturing and Production systems: Handle all aspects of production such as production goals, procurement and storage of materials, equipment, facilities, and the labor required to produce the �nished products.

Finance and Accounting systems: Track the organization’s �nancial assets and fund �ows through transactions such as payroll, payments to suppliers, accounts receivable, security, and tax reporting.

Human Resource IS: Monitors and analyzes the recruitment, allocation, and compensation of employee bene�ts and employee job performance evaluations, including federal and state record-keeping requirements for Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO).

Enterprise applications: Support company-wide process coordination and integration. The applications are ERP systems, SCM systems, CRM systems, and knowledge management (KM) systems.