GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING EIS INTERFACES Meeting Executives' Information Needs

Abstract

For users of an executive information system (EIS), the EIS interface is the system and is crucial to the EIS's success. These guidelines for designing EIS interfaces are based on studies of actual EIS interfaces that meet the unique information needs of executives.     

Influential Characteristics of Enterprise Information System User Interfaces

ABSTRACT

End-user acceptance is considered as a significant factor influencing the success of enterprise information system (EIS) implementations and operations. This study conceptualizes three aspects of EIS user interfaces (UIs), namely information overload, control familiarity, and UI fit, and proposes a model to understand their effect on two major factors that are considered to influence the end-user acceptance of these systems: EIS end user’s performance expectancy and effort expectancy. We developed a theoretical model and multiitem scales for the proposed EIS UI characteristics and tested the model empirically with data from a survey performed with a sample 98 EIS end users. The results from our test provide evidence for the key role that EIS UI design plays in the end user’s performance and effort expectancy.     

Database Translation Mechanism: Generating Data Dictionary for Relational Database

In order to optimize workflow and improve efficiency, modern enterprises usually entrust software providers to build the Enterprise Information System (EIS). However, the software providers generally do not provide the data dictionary for the EIS relational database, which brings great difficulties for enterprises to use the data stored in the EIS database. This paper proposes a method named database translation mechanism for generating the data dictionary of the EIS relational database which only utilizes the data collected from the interfaces of EIS. Inspired by the great success that Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have achieved, the study builds a graph structure for the EIS relational database by mining the relationships between columns and then train a GNN-based classifier to predict to which column the value belongs. In addition, a table-based sampling method is designed to construct graph datasets for mini-batch training on the large-scale graph structure. Furthermore, a uniform encoding method and a hybrid aggregator function are proposed to improve the performance of the GNN-based classifier. The trained GNN-based classifier can be used to predict the matching relationships between the columns of the EIS database and the tables extracted from the EIS interfaces given the fact that the data in the database is entered at the interfaces. In this way, the detailed information at the interface to translate the database can be used. Experimental results on a real-world ERP relational database demonstrate the superior performance of the proposed method, which efficiently exploits and utilizes the graph structure information in the relational database.     

Evaluation of EIS from a managerial perspective1

Abstract. While executive information systems (EIS) constitute a rising trend in the use of information technology in organizations, much is still unknown in terms of the attributes an EIS should possess in order to increase the probability of successful implementation. A survey was conducted on 28 Canadian organizations, with 52 users giving their perceptions on the various attributes of EIS. Results indicate that the more important aspects relate to the quality of information and the benefits provided by EIS. Less important are the user-interface and technical capabilities. User satisfaction with the attributes of their present system was also measured. In this regard, managers were more content with the quality of information and the user-interface than with the benefits and the technical capabilities of their EIS. Overall, top-managers were less satisfied with the present system than lower-level managers.     

EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Selecting the appropriate method for determining the information requirements for an executive information system (EIS) depends on the characteristics of the users of the system (i.e., the executives), the potential applications of the system, and the environment in which the system will be used. IS managers charged with the task of developing an EIS can obtain these critical requirements by direct methods (e.g., participating in executive meetings) or by indirect means (e.g., using a software program to track executive use of the EIS), all of which are discussed in this article.     

关于经济信息结构综合方法的研究

继镇定系统和配置系统极点的经济信息结构(以下简记为EIS)的两种综合方法--搜索 法和固定模法[1],本文提出了第三种综合方法:分解合成法.该方法不仅简单,且揭示了被配 置的特征值和EIS中信息通道分布之间的关系.除对固定模方法予以补充介绍外,本文详细 地论证了分解合成综合方法,并举实例予以说明.     

称重传感器工厂分布式信息系统的分析与设计

实现工厂现代化的必由之路是建立企业信息系统。应用信息系统开发的方法和步骤,在对称重传感器工厂进行全面调查研究的基础上,提出了实现该厂企业信息系统的长远战略目标和近期目标的实施方案。以该方案为基础,提出了总线型两级分布式信息系统的总体结构,并对该系统进行了总体设计。     

Enterprise information system structure optimization based on time property with improved immune genetic algorithm and binary tree

This paper deals with how to optimize enterprise information system (EIS) structure based on time property. Once the EIS structure is formally represented, the time property corresponding to EIS structure expression can be obtained. Thus, aiming at the minimum time property, the EIS structure can be optimized. To this end, first, the formal representation of EIS structure based on object-based knowledge mesh (OKM) and binary tree is proposed. Second, different time properties corresponding to various structures are defined and clarified. Then, the optimal model of EIS structure is constructed. And then, the EIS structure model is optimized by the improved immune genetic algorithm (IGA) based on binary tree, niche algorithm and self-adaptive operators, and the steps of the improved IGA are presented in detail as well. Finally, the EIS structure optimization based on time property is illustrated by an example, which verifies the proposed approach.     

POLITICS OF IMPLEMENTING EISs

The potential of an executive information system (EIS) to provide executives with easy access to strategic information often threatens influential organizational members, who may resist the system's implementation by engaging in political games. Seven guidelines that minimize the impact of organizational politics on the EIS implementation process can maximize the project's chances for long-term success.     

Implementing an Executive Information System: Seven Steps for Success

The design of an executive information system (EIS) must be easily accessible to its nontechnical executive users and flexible enough to accommodate these executives' changing needs. Such unique requirements demand a specific approach to designing and implementing such a system. This article provides seven steps that can help MIS managers create a successful EIS.     

Factors critical to the success of executive information systems in British Airways

Previous researchers in the USA and in the UK have identified the critical success factors involved in implementing executive information systems (EIS). British Airways, which has had a successful EIS for over seven years, has just launched a second generation version. Experience of developing and using the system reinforces some of the earlier findings whilst contradicting others. In particular EIS folklore suggests a weak role for IS staff, whereas the EIS in British Airways has been successfully pioneered by IS staff who have been responsible for developing, implementing and supporting it.     

Case Study: Evaluating IS by Using an Executive Information System

This article presents an approach to the structuring and application of an executive information system (EIS) directed at comparing the productivity and effectiveness of information technology within an industry and of organizations within that industry. Although a case study focusing on the electric utility industry is used, the structure can be applied to various industries in which the application of information technology is similar between organizations and data is reasonably available. The article describes the advantages of an EIS over traditional means of communicating complex data to management. A framework for comparing resources and systems between selected organizations is developed to address organizational productivity at various levels of detail.     

基于数据仓库的EIS数据管理体系结构

该文采用数据仓库的思想构建了EIS的数据管理体系结构,以满足EIS的数据分布性、格式多样性和结构复杂性的要求,克服了现有EIS响应速度低、可用性差等方面的缺陷。在该体系结构中,分别设置了硬信息获取、软信息挖掘模块和硬软信息集成、链接模块,并就实现的关键技术提出了解决方式。     

适用于企业信息化的数控系统集成平台研究

企业主要通过实施ERP、PDM、CAPP等系统实现企业信息化，但是这些系统缺少甚至没有与底层生产设备的信息交互，与底层生产设备之间存在相互脱离的现象，车问级完全是“黑箱操作”，为此，提出了一种适用于企业信息化的数控系统集成平台IP_CNC(integration platform for CNC)，对平台体系结构以及平台与企业信息系统的集成进行了研究，最后通过具体实例进行了说明。     

The roots of executive information system development risks

Context: Executive information systems (EIS) are valuable tools that enable executives to formulate and execute strategic decisions in their organizations. However, implementation of an EIS is complex and laden with numerous risks.Objective: We apply the socio-technical model (STM) to propose a framework of risks for the development and implementation of an EIS. Such a framework may serve to guide risk management strategies and procedures beyond current practices.Method: To assess, and better understand, the risks associated with implementing an EIS, interviews were conducted with the employees of three principle stakeholders of a taxation EIS. The interviews centered on the detailed experiences of the participants applying and working with EIS projects at their respective organizations.Results: Content analysis of the interviews confirmed an ability to designate risks to both the project and the product of development through dimensions of task, actor, structure and technology as well as the fit between each combination. The result adds credence to the model for purposes of risk management in the development of an EIS.Conclusion: Executive information systems play an integral role in business decision making. The successful construction and implementation of an EIS are reliant upon a clear understanding of the appropriate technology to be used, the end-user accessing the system, and the tasks executed. The STM is a useful tool for the identification of risks in the creation of an EIS. Further work should consider the extendability to other systems and its compatibility with development approaches.     

Executive Information System implementation in organisations in South Africa and Spain: A comparative analysis

Executive Information Systems (EIS) grew out of the information needs of executives and are designed to serve the needs of users in strategic planning and decision-making. EIS are high risk information technology implementation projects. The authors compare survey studies of EIS implementation in well-established organisations in South Africa and Spain. From a comparative analysis, the authors report eight identified parallelisms and three differences in EIS in these countries and suggest that there is scope and need for continued research in the area of future EIS implementation in these countries.     

经理信息系统研制探讨

针对企业经理信息系统研制的全过程进行了探讨。首先对经理信息系统研制中的信息需求这个首要问题进行了分析 ,提出应根据不同的功能要求选择不同的确定信息需求方法 ;接着对当前信息系统开发常用的三种方法进行了分析 ,认为经理信息系统的开发方法应采取原型法思想 ,以面向对象的方法为主进行开发 ;随后探讨了经理信息系统开发与管理直觉的关系 ;最后分析了几种适用于经理信息系统开发的知识发现技术 ,介绍了决策树、神经网络和关联规则挖掘等在经理信息系统中的应用     

基于人工免疫系统的反垃圾邮件过滤机制

提出了一种基于人工免疫系统（AIS）的垃圾邮件过滤机制。将邮件文本向量空间化并结合免疫识别算法进行过滤。对机制进行了建模与算法描述,对检测器的性能和系统的学习更新进行了向量空间上r 模拟仿真并与Nave Bayes方法进行比较。研究结果说明将人工免疫系统应用于垃圾邮件处理有动态性和自适应强的优点,同时为特定领域的信息分类问题提供了一种参考机制。     

Mobile access to real-time information—the case of autonomous stock brokering

When services providing real-time information are accessible from mobile devices, functionality is often restricted and no adaptation of the user interface to the mobile device is attempted. Mobile access to real-time information requires designs for multi-device access and automated facilities for the adaptation of user interfaces. We present TapBroker, a push update service that provides mobile and stationary access to information on autonomous agents trading stocks. TapBroker is developed for the Ubiquitous Interactor system and is accessible from Java Swing user interfaces and Web user interfaces on desktop computers, and from a Java Awt user interface on mobile phones. New user interfaces can easily be added without changes in the service logic.     

企业EIS的总体结构框架研究

针对现有高层管理信息系统(EIS)设计中存在的不足，提出了EIS的一个六元组总体结构框架，本框架具有和MIS、Internet连接的、与通信工具软件组成一体的，并具有人机交互的信息获取模块，使EIS可为CEO提供必要的软信息和硬信息；信息库中将“硬”、“软”信息分离，以提高EIS的响应速度；设想库为CEO提供了其设想的编辑、存储和检索功能。