Journal of Systems Management articles from February 1990

Journal of Systems Management archives from February 1990

The numbers are not always "right." (the proper place of statistics in system engineering) (editorial)
February 1, 1990... The Numbers Are Not Always "Right" Statistics can be what some might call correct and still be misleading. Take, for instance, some of the numbers being used to describe various aspects of environmental damage associated with the oil spill...

Managing information costs and technologies as assets. (Information Asset Management)(includes related article reviewing in depth the six key areas to successful Information Asset Management)
February 1, 1990... Managing Information Costs And Technologies As Assets A medium-sized manufacturing company has just completed the annual review of its information budget. Expenditures for information and information technologies has been increasing rapidly...

Beware the MIPS ratio.(Million Instructions Per Second) (choosing equipment solely on the basis of MIPS is a flawed approach)
February 1, 1990... Beware The MIPS Ratio With the commercial acceptance of microcomputer and supercomputer technology during the 1980s, the measurement of price/performance has become more complex. The most common measure of price/performance is dollars per...

A view of alternatives. (more than one solution should be in every proposal)
February 1, 1990... A View Of Alternatives Dear Mike, I sat in on a proposal last week, and something occurred that is worth passing on to you. All in all it was a good proposal: well written management summary; non-technical analysis of current and future...

Right Writer does just that. (Software Review) (evaluation)
February 1, 1990... Right Writer Does Just That The software reviewed in this column is titled Right Writer -- The Intelligent Grammar, Style, Usage and Punctuation Checker for Your PC. The intent of the review is to explore the value, ease of use and general...

Designing an EIS in a multidivisional environment.(Executive Information System)
February 1, 1990... Designing An EIS In A Multidivisional Environment Executive information systems (EIS) have recently come into favor as a vital aid to corporate management. However, due to the unique pool of users an EIS encompasses, special factors must be...

Untangling information systems. (designing a workable information systems strategy)
February 1, 1990... Untangling Information Systems On a daily basis, we are all besieged by seemingly endless opportunities to buy new software, faster computers and still more powerful data networks. All are touted as being the answer to improved productivity...