Executive Summary

Executive Summary

A change in the management information systems in the organization needs to be reviewed for improved performance and proper decision making within the company. The disorganization in the company leads to poor decision making and the loss of money and time in the company. The poor decisions made affect the company performance and also outs the company at the bottom when it comes to the competitiveness among its competitors.

Scientific management is considered a managing science that entails decision making. In order to achieve a particular objective, scientific management utilizes what is convenient and also tries to envisage what is not controllable or convenient. The methodology adopted in this research is empirical research. Through this method a researcher acquires the knowledge and information needed through direct or indirect understanding. The research revealed that management information systems is a process in which managers plan, organize, control and initiate operations within a business. The systems used in an organization ensure towards the efficiency of the large systems within the organization for maximum performance. The management information systems used in an organization vary from one organization to another. The variation is dependent on the nature of the organizational operations, organizational priorities, size of business and other salient factors. Management information systems are interdependent. An organizations success is usually determined by the decisions making. The recommendations issued after the research is that an organization should have a proper integrated Management Information System which helps the decision making of an organization as information is relied on time and it is accurate for efficient decision making

SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT

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1. Executive Summary. 1
2. Introduction. 3
3. Results/Discussion. 4

3.1. Forms it has taken. 4

3.2. In what context/time period was/has it been implemented. 4

3.3. A description of the theory. 5

3.4. Key principles. 5

3.5. What are the key theorists writing in this field? Key literature. 6

3.6. What theories or practices have countered this?. 6

3.7. Case scenario. 6

3.8. Critiques of this theory. 7

4. Conclusion. 7
5. Recommendations. 8

Introduction

Scientific management is coined as the science for administration and usually employs decision making. Scientific management utilizes both what is controllable and uncontrollable. With regard to uncontrollable issues, it utilizes the method of prediction as long as the objective is met. Scientific management adopts critical techniques to come up with solutions for areas in inventory management and production. The paper shall look into scientific management and management information systems and how a company incorporates scientific management and management information systems to improve decision making and general performance.

Results/Discussion

Forms it has taken

There are two main modeling techniques that are commonly used, that is the linear programming and the probabilistic techniques. Linear programming problems involve a cost function/objective function that has to be either maximized or minimized subject to a particular number of limitations. The objective function includes a particular number of variables. The limitations are the linear disparities of the variables that are used in the cost function. This technique uses disparities in the problem statement and not equalities. A linear programming setback can be categorized in to unbounded, an optimal solution and infeasible problem.

Another modeling approach that is used in problem solving is the probabilistic techniques. This technique is based on the application of statistics for the probability of irrepressible situations and in risk assessment decisions. Probability assessment involves studying the outcomes of a particular decision alongside their probabilities. The probability evaluation tries to fill the gap between the known and the unknown that needs to be known for an optimal resolution to the problem. Probabilistic forms are used to hinder events happening due to uncertainty.

In what context/time period was/has it been implemented

Ideas linked to formal management of business can be traced to as early as the 18^th century. The management ideas were dormant for 2 centuries before it started undergoing some form of transformation. Most management practices such as scientific management should be credited to scholars of this era. This era was made up of scholars who strived to better comprehend the successful conduct of businesses. One of such scholars in this field was Frederick Winslow Taylor, the founding father of scientific management.

They studied how work was performed, and they looked at how this affected worker productivity. Taylor’s philosophy.............