Management Information System
(MIS) is a subset of the overall internal
controls of a business covering the application of
people, documents, technologies, and procedures by
management accountants to solving business problems such
as costing a product, service or a business-wide
strategy. Management Information Systems are distinct
from regular information systems in that they are used
to analyze other information systems applied in
operational activities in the organization.
Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the
group of information management methods tied to the
automation or support of human decision making, e.g.
Decision Support Systems, Expert systems, and Executive
information systems.