Management Information Systems And Enterprise Competitiveness

It has been proved by the history that since the first enterprise was set up, information with its advantage of dispelling uncertainty, which emerges in the course of pursuing good efficiency and little waste, may have positive role and important effect on operation and development of the enterprises.Information-managing system is getting more and more attention during the development of enterprises, since it can examine the operational system, foretell the future with present data, help the enterprises making decisions and achieving its long-term goal as well. And thank to mass adoption of information technology, information-managing system improves and strengthens the management on the movement of enterprise materials, funds, staffs and information. As a result, traditional operational ideas and managing patterns are impacted intensively and changed thoroughly.Under market-economy system, many Chinese managers gradually realize that information has decisive role in the competition. Information-managing system set up with advanced information technology is the necessary way for enterprises to gain superiority in the competition. A high efficient information-managing system is yearned for by all of them. But until now, few firms have successfully built information-managing system according with the demands and assisted enterprises in improving operational managing standard. Thus lots of entrepreneurs remain undecided in setting up information-managing system. This produces negative impact on applying the system in China.Our topic concentrates on the relationship between information-managing system, enterprise management and organization structure, as well as how to intensify competitive abilities of enterprises through this system. By giving examples of Wal-Mart Stores and Taian Tire Factory to analyze how information-managing system can assist enterprises in intensifying competitive ability. In the end, the problems of Chinese enterprises in information-managing system construction are analyzed through the manager's point of view, and constructive suggestions are provided as well.