Another Day’s worth of MIS “Terms” CPU Memory (RAM, Disk) File Database Database Management System Integrated Database (vs. non integrated) Data Warehouse Extraction, Translation, Cleaning Data Mart Data Access Tools Data Cube Multi-Dimensional Data Cubes Infrastructure (hardware, software, data) Operating System Application System ERP System (Enterprise System)

Central Processing Unit Memory (RAM) Operating System* Other Utilities Database Management Syst Telecomms Application Programs (Currently Running) Data (Being Used in Currently Running Programs) Communications Controllers Application Programs Payroll Order Entry Inventory Mgmt Data Customer Data Inventory Data, Etc. Printers BUSBUS Input (keyboard, etc.)

Exec Support Decision Support Telecomms HW/SW Operating Systems/DBMS, etc. Computer Hardware Data Inventory Transaction Processing IT Infrastructure (common use) IT (Application) Infrastructure

Data Forecast Demand Machine capacities Bill of Materials Routings Data Bill of Materials Product/Part Inventories Vendors Economic Order Quants Data Prospects Quotes Sales Forecasts Data Customers Products/Configurations Employee Data Data Bill of Materials Machine Usage Labor Charges Cost Allocations Supply Chain Management Application Systems and Data Sales Force Automation Application Programs Order Entry Application Programs Materials Management Application Programs Production Scheduling Application Programs Cost Accounting Application Programs

Application Program Payroll Data Employee Data Time Clock Data LA Division Systems and Data Application Program Order Entry Data Order Data Customer Data Employee Data Application Program ESOP Tracking Data Employee ESOP Data Employee History Application Program Cost Accounting Data Bill of Materials Machine Costs Employee Costs Production Stats Application Program Production Scheduling Data Bill of Materials Machine Capacities Employee Data Order Data

Application Program Payroll Data Employee Data Time Clock Data San Jose Division Systems and Data Application Program Order Entry Data Order Data Customer Data Employee Data Application Program ESOP Tracking Data Employee ESOP Data Employee History Application Program Production Scheduling Data Bill of Materials Machine Capacities Employee Data Order Data Application Program Cost Accounting Data Bill of Materials Machine Costs Employee Costs Production Stats

Application Programs Payroll Order Entry Inventory Mgmt ESOP Accounts Payable Production Scheduling Data Customer Data Inventory Data, Order Data Employee Data Accounting Data If the whole organization used a single integrated database for all its data.

Application Program Payroll Data Employee Data Time Clock Data Application Program Order Entry Data Order Data Customer Data Employee Data Application Program ESOP Tracking Data Employee ESOP Data Employee History Application Program Cost Accounting Data Bill of Materials Machine Costs Employee Costs Application Program Production Scheduling Data Bill of Materials Machine Capacities Employee Data Order Data Data Order Data Customer Data Employee Data Product Data Extract Translate and Clean Data Access Tools Data Warehouse

Figure 3: The VISION Data Warehouse Architecture

Data Customers/Prospects Orders/Quotes Product/Part Inventories Bill of Materials / Routings Machine capacities Production Schedules Vendors Economic Order Quants, Etc. ERP Supply Chain Management Sales Force Automation Application Programs Order Entry Application Programs Materials Management Application Programs Production Scheduling Application Programs Cost Accounting Application Programs