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The real estate industry is increasingly embracing executive inforation systems to obtain the kind of data they need to make better informed, more timely strategic decisions. As a result, corporate real estate information technology has become a rapidly growing industry, with the creation of corporate real estate executive information software systems being a major development in the offing. Value-minded corporate real estate entities will continue exploiting advances in technology to bolster facilities services and effectively deploy corporate strategies across the organization.

Link Telecommunications, Melbourne, Australia, is in a highly competitive telecommunications market in which knowing the customer is extremely important. In Aug. 1996, its data was in a state of disorganization with three incompatible databases holding customer and services records. The company decided to clean up the situation and set up an executive information system (EIS) so senior management could be more effective.

An organization's ability to monitor or scan the external environment and incorporate anticipated changes into its strategic plan fosters organizational adaptability and survival. Executive information systems (EISs) that include external data address the challenges associated with effective environmental scanning by providing an efficient means of information acquisition, storage, and retrieval. This article outlines how EISs can be used to streamline each step in the environmental scanning process.

A survey of representative CEOs suggests that senior executives do not completely agree with the design principles proposed by professional EIS developers. By tailoring aspects of the development and presentation of an EIS to meet these user perceptions, IS managers and developers increase the chances of user acceptance and a successful EIS implementation.

Executive information systems offer many advantages to supermarket executives. They can provide timely and consistent data at any hooked-up location, and they also allow executives to seek answers to particular industry questions and produce generate graphic reports. However, many supermarket executives seem reluctant to embrace the technology, let alone the full range of capabilities it offers., Executive information systems are to many chief executive officers what 'intelligent agents' are to a typical consumer. While both developing technologies hold great promise to serve, their present-day masters are [...]

Dudley, England's Do It All Ltd. knows that it takes efficient customer service and managers with set goals to turn a fledgling business around. Faced with financial woes after demand for home improvement products became short, a new managing director and a five-man board were chosen to draw up a five-year, 'customer offer' plan to deliver quality customer service through the whole business process, from customer interaction to distribution of goods. Towards this goal, the company installed an executive information system to track vital performance data of each sector of the company.

Executive Support Systems (ESS) enable executives to make more efficient and effective decisions by combining the capabilities of Executive Information Systems (EIS) and those of Office Information Systems (OIS). EIS synergistically links an executive's judgment with the computer's data processing capabilities, while OIS facilitates human communications to make 'soft' information sources more accessible. ESS supports executive decision making very well, but human judgment still plays an important role because executive decision making is inherently complex and lacking in structure., The use of Executive Support Systems (ESS) in organizations is increasing. International Data Corp. predicts that the Executive Iinformation System market (a key component of an Ess) is expected to [...]

The merits of executive information systems Today's executives must play many roles, but little is known about how they do their job. One thing is for sure, however, executives digest [...]

Executive information systems (EIS) are helping supermarket executives make more efficient and informed decisions. The high-level systems, which are being used in approximately 20% of supermarkets, allow managers to track retailer specials and regular sales activity on a daily basis. Remote access capability and a user-friendly design are key components of the EIS., The technological revolution is moving up to the executive suite. Powerful tools, in the form of executive information systems, are finding their way into the hands of chief executive officers [...]

A management support systems (MSS) combining decision support systems, executive information systems and expert systems improves decision making in hospitals and other health care institutions. The MSS can be used to store patient data and aids hospital staffs in understanding decision making tasks. It also allows knowledge representation to link information, models and knowledge.

Management in Corporate America increasingly is using specialized computer-based systems on personal computers to aid in the decision-making process. These systems have come to be known as executive information systems [...]

From his office window overlooking the main floor of the Harvard Cooperative Society, CEO Jerry Murphy can glance down and see customers shopping. They make their way through the narrow [...]

DSS and EIS vendors attempt to separate their tools from the technology's shady past with new user interfaces, multidimensional RDBMSs and robust report writers. Spreadsheets are getting their own tool […]

Senior executives have individualized needs. How well are their needs met by executive information systems (EISs) designed for their use? This survey of CEOs measures their satisfaction with EISs. The survey also tests what link, if any, exists between a high level of user satisfaction and certain design and implementation approaches - including prototyping and the use of consultants - that are commonly a part of EIS development.

Introduction Executive Information Systems (ELS) are designed to assist senior executives in accessing and using information more effectively. An important focus is on enhancing executive effectiveness in identifying and diagnosing […]

The use of executive information systems (EIS) to aid executives in healthcare organizations make better decisions is discussed. EISs are workstation-based information systems which can present integrated information from various departments of an organization to executives. With the help of financial managers, executives can use EISs to analyze real-time financial information rather than receiving periodic reports.

Executive information systems (EIS) are arousing corporate interest although design and functionality matters are still not standardized. The EIS gives corporate decision makers computer generated graphic information on significant performance and problem areas. Proponents of the EIS differ in their assessment of the capabilities of the system. Some believe that the computer platform is the deciding factor while others see the system's ability to access many hardware platforms as its chief capability. Others would like the EIS to offer many advanced features such as modelling and simulation.

GT0044 Over the years, computers and information systems have had little effect on how senior executives perform their jobs. With only a few notable exceptions, senior executives seldom have been [...]

An Appraisal Of Executive Information And Decision Support Systems The necessity of compiling a clear and comprehensive summation of diffuse operational data to facilitate high-quality managerial decision making has become […]

Some tips for first-time EIS project planners ARE YOU ABOUT TO DEVELOP YOUR ORGANIZATION'S first client/server application? If so, you may to consider building an executive information system (EIS). A […]

There is increased recognition of the usefulness of executive information systems (EIS) in the UK as a result of such developments as technological innovations, increasing competition and the flattening of organizations. Unlike traditional reporting systems, EISs enable managers to collect data from various internal sources, including personal records, production statistics, and incoming and outgoing electronic mail, and then to consolidate these information and subject them to close analysis. These systems have the capability to gather all the electronic data that an organization has accumulated over the years and arrange them hierarchically. It is foreseen that, in the near future, EISs will also be able to tap external sources of information, such as the Internet and online credit reports.

The tidy electronic spreadsheet has become, in its latest iteration, a jack of all trades: Not only does it crunch numbers, but now users can also create slide shows, use […]

The critical role of data and information in managerial decision making is well known. As a result, many companies plunge headlong into implementing executive information systems only to discover no […]

Designing to Fit User Needs Decision support systems (DSS) and executive information systems (EIS) have been widely touted as offering significant benefits to healthcare organizations and executives seeking to leverage […]

Analytic programs, such as SAS' CFO Vision, Hyperion's Essbase and i2 Technology's Rhythm Reporter, are changing the way executives strategize. Unlike past executive information system tools that function like old-fashioned slide projectors, analytic programs present data in an interactive, real-time motion picture manner. They enable executives to access, integrate and reorganize live data from various sources. They can also generate models that can illustrate how alternative scenarios can affect business.

The right information is good, but too much information, or information delivered at the wrong time, can be useless or even harmful to the top level of a business. Retailers [...]

The Harvard Coop has installed an Executive Information System (EIS) for analysis of sales data, in response to increased competition from other bookstores. The system was developed by Consumer Focus Technologies using three separate packages. Forest & Trees provides a Windows-based presentation layer, Expressway provides the back-end database, and Onramp provides the middle layer. The Harvard Coop is a college bookstore with sales of over $53 million in 1993., Despite Harvard University's reputation as one of the most formidable institutions of higher learning in the world, you would have been mistaken until last year if you assumed that The [...]