1. Organizational Information Systems Executive information system (EIS) Marketing Human resources information system Financial information system information system Manufacturing information system Information resources information system

2. Incorporating Management by Exception Only when exceptions occur. Highlight the exceptions. Group the exceptions together. Show the variance from the norm.

3. An Overtime Earnings Report that Includes Only Exceptions OVERTIME EARNINGS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 19 OVERTIME EARNINGS DEPARTMENT NO.DEPARTMENT NAMECURRENT MONTHYEAR-TO-DATE 16-10RECEIVING$ 2,305.00 $ 5,319.20 16-11INSPECTION$ 1,025.60 $ 4,386.12 16-12MATERIALS HANDLING$ 3,392.50 $ 12,629.00 16-13TOOLING$ 78.00 $ 1,049.00 16-14ASSEMBLY$ 0.00 $ 792.80 16-15PLATING$ 3,504.90 $ 12,635.20 16-16SHIPPING$ 5,219.16 $ 18,294.16 TOTALS$15,525.16* $ 55,105.48*

4. A Sales-by-Product Report that Highlights Fast-moving-Items SALES BY PRODUCT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE PRODUCT NUMBER PRODUCT NAME CURRENT MONTH SALES YEAR-TO-DATE SALES 129875GASKET CENTER CASE$ 5,090.23$ 31,764.00 087235MAINSHAFT$ 4,760.01$ 29,329.45 1183201ST MOTION SHAFT$ 1,789.45$ 28,243.59 250067OIL SEAL REAR$11,560.24$ 23,450.07 228203LAYGEAR$ 8,369.34$ 14,709.03 576000HUB 5TH$.00$ 13,623.68 516012SHIFT FORK 1-2$ 450.95$ 12,634.44 090407SYNCHRO RING 2ND$ 2,243.27$ 9,963.58 282130BUSH SHIFT LEVER$.00$ 490.00 576301OIL SLINGER$.00$ 11.50

5. An Aged Accounts Receivable Report that Groups Exceptions in Columns PAGE 8 AGED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE REPORT AS OF MAY 31 -------------CUSTOMER---------------CURRENT30-6060-90OVER 90 TOTAL NUMBER NAMEAMOUNTDAYS AMOUNT 51212KELLY & MARLEY INC1,003.1020.261,023.36 51221KENNEDY ELECTRIC181.34 52472KENYON MIACHINERY443.10 53204KEPNER DANA CO153.26114.1411.12278.52 54233KERITE CO367.94101.74469.68 54574KEYMAN ASSOCIATES432.71 55081KIMBULIANS24.12122.81146.93 55430KIRSCH CO26.30 55943KOEBEL & CO49.42 56247KOPECKY & CO31.29192.52223.81 57163KUNKLE INC217.82 58296LANDE MFG CO106.95 58342LANGE CO869.40 58654LARRABEE INC1,196.35 59355LAURIENTI MFG CO21.931.9423.87 60245LEBEN DRILLING INC1.10476.93174.96652.39 60772LEEMONT INC35.8735.9571.82

6. An Sales-by-Salesperson that Emphasizes Variance SALES BY SALESPERSON REPORT FOR MONTH ENDING MARCH 31 SALESPERSONCURRENT-MONTHYEAR-TO-DATE NO. NAME QUOTA ACTUAL VARIANCEQUOTAACTUALVARIANCE 0120JOHN NELSON12001083-11736003505-95 10469LYNN SHERRY10001162+16230003320+320 19261DARVIN UPSHAW8001090+29024002510+110 20234JANIE EVANS15001305-19545004110-390 61604TRAVIS BURKE20002333+33360006712+712 62083CATHY HAGER1000990-1030002319-681 63049STEVE JENNER11001250+15033002416-884 64040SAM MOSELEY1050985-6531503020-130 TOTALS9650101985482895027912-1038

7. Modeling Advantages The modeling process can be a learning process The speed of the simulation process enables the consideration of a large number of alternatives by allowing evaluation of the impact of decisions in a short period of time Models provide a predictive power Models are less expensive than the trial and error method

8. Modeling Disadvantages The difficulty of modeling a business system will produce a model that does not capture all of the influences on the entity A high degree of mathematical skill is required of individuals who develop more complex models

9. Grouped Multiple Line and Grouped Multiple Bar Charts

10. Stacked-Line and Stacked Divided Bar Charts