Technical and management notes: A management information system for engineering and research

This article describes in practical managerial language 1) management information systems (MIS), 2) the benefits and advantages to be gained by utilizing an MIS, and 3) the major attributes and guidelines for construction. To accomplish its objective it is necessary to note and reference many important practices vital to successful management. The tentative (not yet fully approved) definition in the current (1976) revision effort of the American National Standards Institute's Industrial Engineering Terminology Z94.9, “Organization Planning and Theory.” The revised standard, as is true for the existing standard, will be available from the American Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc., and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.