(1) (Management Information System) An information system that integrates data from all the departments it serves and provides operations and management with the information they require.
It was "the" buzzword of the mid to late 1970s, when online systems were implemented in all large organizations. See DSS.
(2) (Management Information Services) See Information Systems.
It was "the" buzzword of the mid to late 1970s, when online systems were implemented in all large organizations. See DSS.
(2) (Management Information Services) See Information Systems.
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