Information Management System – IMS is the process of transforming data into information that is used in the decision making structure of the company, as well as providing the administrative support to optimize the expected results.

The IMS shall be seen as an administrative instrument of high support for the company’s executives. The O SIG is represented by the set of subsystems, visualized in an integrated way and able to generate the information necessary to the decision making process.

Aspects that shall be considered in the IMS’s development and implementation in the companies:

• Involvement of the high administration
• Involvement of the analysts/users in the system development
• Identification of the information needs
• Reliability of data and information
• Operational and decision making flexibility
• Structured administration of data and information
• Analysis of the cost x benefit relation

IMS’s Main Advantages

• Fast access to information
• Guarantee of information integrity and veracity
• Security guarantee of access to information
• High quality information is essential for a good decision making process