The MIS and its surrounding systems contribute to problem solving in two basic ways: organization-wide information resources, and problem identification and understanding.

Organization-wide information resources refer to MIS as an organization-wide effort that seeks to provide important information for decision making. The system is an agreement and a formal commitment by executives to put computers at the service of managers. The MIS paves the way for achievements in other areas of the company related to SIBC, such as DSS, knowledge-based systems and the virtual office (McLeod, 2000).

The identification and understanding of problems refers to the fact that the fundamental idea or concept on which the MIS is based is the maintenance of a continuous flow of information to the manager, since the manager uses the MIS mainly to detect current or urgent problems, and subsequently to understand them by determining the causes and their locations (McLeod, 2000).

There are three types of MIS reports, scheduled reports, on-demand reports and exception reports.

Scheduled reports are reports generated periodically that present results of operations, as well as reports with indicators of the company's situation.

On-demand reports are reports that are generated only when the administrator or decision maker requires certain information. The preparation of these reports is not automatic, but is generated based on the user's request.

Exception reports are reports generated at the time a critical situation occurs, in which additional information about a special event is required.

All management functions; Planning, Organization, Direction and Control are necessary for good organizational performance. Management Information Systems are necessary to support these functions, especially Planning and Control. The value of the information provided by the system must meet the following four basic assumptions:

In the year 1960, when computers were introduced into the business world and began to be programmed to solve problems through a decision-making system for managers, administrative decision support systems (MIS, Management Information Systems) emerged.

These systems use the most basic data processing system to prepare administrative reports, graph information or present trends and business cycles, as well as to monitor and compare the behavior of a company with its planning and budgets.

The successors of the MIS are the DSS, more complex systems that not only present reports on the company's situation, but also generate solutions to problems and directly support the administrator in decision making (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011).

The main characteristics of an MIS are:

A clear example of information systems[1]​ for administration are the sales MIS, the treasury MIS, the human resources MIS, the inventory control MIS, etc.

The MIS and its surrounding systems contribute to problem solving in two basic ways: organization-wide information resources, and problem identification and understanding.

Organization-wide information resources refer to MIS as an organization-wide effort that seeks to provide important information for decision making. The system is an agreement and a formal commitment by executives to put computers at the service of managers. The MIS paves the way for achievements in other areas of the company related to SIBC, such as DSS, knowledge-based systems and the virtual office (McLeod, 2000).

The identification and understanding of problems refers to the fact that the fundamental idea or concept on which the MIS is based is the maintenance of a continuous flow of information to the manager, since the manager uses the MIS mainly to detect current or urgent problems, and subsequently to understand them by determining the causes and their locations (McLeod, 2000).

There are three types of MIS reports, scheduled reports, on-demand reports and exception reports.

Scheduled reports are reports generated periodically that present results of operations, as well as reports with indicators of the company's situation.

On-demand reports are reports that are generated only when the administrator or decision maker requires certain information. The preparation of these reports is not automatic, but is generated based on the user's request.

Exception reports are reports generated at the time a critical situation occurs, in which additional information about a special event is required.

All management functions; Planning, Organization, Direction and Control are necessary for good organizational performance. Management Information Systems are necessary to support these functions, especially Planning and Control. The value of the information provided by the system must meet the following four basic assumptions:

In the year 1960, when computers were introduced into the business world and began to be programmed to solve problems through a decision-making system for managers, administrative decision support systems (MIS, Management Information Systems) emerged.

These systems use the most basic data processing system to prepare administrative reports, graph information or present trends and business cycles, as well as to monitor and compare the behavior of a company with its planning and budgets.

The successors of the MIS are the DSS, more complex systems that not only present reports on the company's situation, but also generate solutions to problems and directly support the administrator in decision making (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011).