EIS Project

Executive Information Systems : 

Executive Information Systems By: Heather Matsey, Rianne Rustin & Brian Cioffi

What is an EIS? : 

What is an EIS? A Decision Support System (DSS) models information to support managers and business professionals during the decision-making process. An Executive Information System (EIS) is a specialized DSS that supports senior-level executives within the organization. An EIS differs from a DSS because an EIS typically contains data from external sources as well as data from internal sources.

Capabilities Offered in most EIS’s: : 

Capabilities Offered in most EIS’s: Consolidation Slice-and-dice Drill-down

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Consolidation: Involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information.

CONSOLIDATION MODEL: : 

CONSOLIDATION MODEL:

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Drill-down: Enables users to view details, and details of details, of information. Viewing monthly, weekly, daily, or even hourly information represents drill-down capability.

DRILL-DOWN MODEL: : 

DRILL-DOWN MODEL:

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Slice-and-Dice: The ability to look at information from different perspectives. One slice of information could display all product sales during a given promotion & the other could display a single product’s sales for all promotions.

SLICE AND DICE MODEL : 

SLICE AND DICE MODEL

A Common Feature of an EIS : 

A Common Feature of an EIS Digital Dashboards- integrate information from multiple components and tailor the information to individual preferences. A dashboard is a user interface that, somewhat resembling an automobile's dashboard, organizes and presents information in a way that is easy to read.

COMMON DIGITAL DASHBOARD : 

COMMON DIGITAL DASHBOARD

BENEFIT OF A DASHBOARD : 

BENEFIT OF A DASHBOARD Visual presentation of performance measures Ability to identify and correct negative trends Measure efficiencies/inefficiencies Ability to generate detailed reports showing new trends Ability to make more informed decisions based on collected business intelligence. Align strategies and organizational goals Save time over running multiple reports Gain total visibility of all systems instantly

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Next, we will be showing you a demonstration of how a digital dashboard can assist business executives in airlines across the world.

Here is another example of how an Airline uses a digital dashboard: : 

Here is another example of how an Airline uses a digital dashboard:

Success Story : 

Success Story From Business Week: “I look at the digital dashboard the first thing in the morning so I have a quick global view of sales and service levels across the organization. It is a key operational tool in our business.” –Chief of the Consumer and Industrial Division, at GE -James P. Campbell

WORKS CITED : 

WORKS CITED www.wikipedia.org www.businessweek.com