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| | | From: FDT86 (Original Message) | Sent: 1/5/2007 1:01 AM |
| Let's see: I started my Retail Career at 15 years old. In April of 2002, I started as a Bagger at Winn-Dixie (Southern Grocer, www.winn-dixie.com). I was at Winn-Dixie from April 2002 till about Christmas of 2005. I went from Bagger to Cashier to Stock to Produce and Back to Stock and left with Produce. I joined the Wal*Mart Family in March of 2006 as a Produce Associate. I believe in May or June of 2006, I left Produce to work up Front as a Stockman. Shortly after Christmas, I took my Supervisory Leadership Assessment and passed. Sometime this year, I plan on applying to various Dept Mgr positions and also plan on applying for Manager Training Program within a year to two years. I will be going back to school next week and plan on getting my Bachelor of Science Degree in Management or Management Information Systems (within 3 years) and my Master's Degree with 4-5 years, while still employed at Wal*Mart. In about 5 years, I plan on being an Asst Mgr or possible Co-Mgr in training. However, if a Management position doesn't work out, I would like to either get a career with the Information Systems division at Wal*Mart get a 2nd Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Management. Hope it all works out, but just have to give it some time. |
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sorry dont' know much about the information system, can you explain it to me a bit. |
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| | | From: FDT86 | Sent: 1/9/2007 2:04 PM |
Management Information Systems is a general name for the academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures—collectively, the information system—to business problems.
This field is directly linked to management by objectives (MBO) and to the monitoring of key performance indicators (KPI). It can also help in processing specific information for decision making (for example analyze customer behavior).
Some confusions between MIS and IT
In business, information systems support not only business processes and operations, but also decision-making and competitive strategies, which are the fields of MIS.
As an area of study, MIS is sometimes referred to, in a restrictive sense, as information technology management. The study of information systems is usually a commerce and business administration discipline. It involves frequently software engineering, but also distinguishes itself by concentrating on the integration of computer systems with the aims of the organization.
The area of study should not be confused with computer science which is more theoretical in nature and deals mainly with software creation, and not with computer engineering, which focuses more on the design of computer hardware. IT service management is a practitioner-focused discipline centering on the same general domain.
Potential benefits of MIS investments
Investing in information systems can pay off for a company in many ways.
1. an investment can support a core competency.
2. It can enhance distribution channel management.
3. Such an IT investment can help build brand equity.
4. IT investment can boost production processes (2). Information systems allow a company flexibility in its output level.
5. Implementing IT experience can leverage learning curve advantages.
6. IT investment can impact mass customization production processes.
7. Leverage IT investment in computer aided design (1).
8. It can mean expanded E-commerce.
9. Information systems leverage stability.
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Lies,
I found this Information on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, I couldn't define Information Systems in great detail, so I used a source :). Hope that clarifies somethings.
~FDT86
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Sorry for not seeing this message until now. Sounds complicated to me, LOL, but probably would make some good money. Best of luck to you and if you get into please let us know how it goes and to let me more insight on it. |
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