A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE NPIC MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS) AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION NEEDS

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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
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The t~ls}a to .�;hich t.]lis study is �dc.lr.e's:;d ~~rc the dr.~in;.t-i.on or man~ISe:nent:
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111fOr1Ik1tJ.C11 spcal:s foi itself. l~oz:fover, the appcndi.ces hill be ].7.bc~ra..lly
rerer.recl Y:o and siGn.i-Cicant poa.rlts noted.
It is extrcallel.y dirricult fi.o p7.ace a s];~cific value upon man~_gclllent inrox'-
rla'cioll., par`r.~.cul~ rl.y in a roll-prop it el~vironment.. /lbout- all that caai be said
is t:h:ai: Ccni.er ,1'tllfi.ll its lllissiorls ai^.d that the associated costs should
Jlot b� excessive. Cc)~tainly th-i s inforl;Iation requise;aoni. can be met a.% a cost:
canLnonst.lrat:c; 1�~il}1 t.}lz i,lportance of t.}ie NPTC product and ~�rith 3t11ri11rl~~nt of
the nati.o:ltil )pole i.n the i.lltel.li~ence cor.~Il~nity,
The problC:]Il than i.s brief~J.}~ one of , f irstl_y, der i_nina th� objectives and
missions and, secondly, defining the infoz-;nat.i.on ti:fnich is essential to accc:rplis}1
t}i�se in orclez' to a.sess t]lo assets and. ~.iabil:itic:s of the T~iZS , confusing ccraputer.
jargon, and. th~~ battle is foub}It on the� co?npuf.er speci.al.isL-'s ot:~Ix f:i.e1_d, so to
spe~lk., This is unfortunate, and it should be just the reverse--the syStcln
exists t:o sert'e Inarlaoenlont: and cne co;??~-~_u~er_ceni:er i_s a_ service ox ~;anxz_~t~,olla
i~~}Iich sheul.cl be able to con;l:luni.cat.c tiaith mana~cment~ ~i.n the laliblta~e �~of n1~.naC e-
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because etpectations and needs have riot avid. call not: b matched by per-
forr?ance, the i�tIS h~:s fail.ecl to do any job as t�:el.l as it: sl;ould bz done, either
. ; i.Tl t}1C'. areas of strategic planll].Ilo, Dl'iIla~Cr:?Bllt COlltrol, or operational COiltrol.
� Tt might be preferable to rlodify , as neccled, and ~111pr.ove the ;`IIS (i.ncidentially
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For e,�:.~�lip'le, 1:~_ith such a syst.c~lli, i.t l~:ould be possible to ~uki nerr t}�pes o~ in_Cor-
In~l tion as neec~.s chant e., to d~:lete: f ~.? cs no loner. 1�;ort.l~,ti.'l-,_~.1_c to rct~ian, and. to
ch:ln;e pL�o~ra.~:ls i;}]ich ass:nlble and rlanipulatc dat.~l cli�al`;]i role s%ora~e riles.
'!'his ca.pabil.it;r, l;oss~_bl.y aloll~; ]~;it}1 re:?].-t7~;]e access a]ld i'e,noire display devices,
~�rot.ll d be L-:u..lt iI?to ~lnd be an integral pant of tho syste;?l, obvi.atang the exten-
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� Such a systr,i is usl.1~;.7.J.y texri~cl a ca;n,nlte~ -�hasecl, gener~ll pul�pos~, i.nfor,nat.ion
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Via~zle al.tci'n~li:a.ves to t:ho il!anag::rlent~. in~orul:z'cion proUxerl are:
' 1. 1)iscoi~'r.inue the l~ri-:sent i~ilS; rcject. the cenixalized,
autol:,a."i:c:cl system concept, and establish the appropriate dE��
central.i?ecl systems.
2. Discoliti]rac the presen% AIIS; use of}]or iI]t.era~i, systclils,
- anti move i:owlrcl a now, n-ore po;�,;;rfuJ-, cent rali�recl, ai.li:orated
systei;l. - - - - . - - - -
3. Conta.l]ue the present PMTS, i_lilprovino it as nrlch as
- possible, alld clo not cons].cler oc:hor. syste]ns. - _
fib,. Coni.inuo tho 7n'csenz i;il~S, i~mpro~rin~ a.t as rnu; h as
' - })USS).blU, a-ncl 1ilUVc: tolYai'd a nE:i;', IilOre p01~'ertll, Cf'1'l.ti'a17.7,ed,
aLitC)1]1�1LE'.d SyStCill. - --
- -- � 1`sajor ~acto7:s, d.evcl.apod in tho prececlino discussion, b:;ax�_ng oIi tho problem
arc: ~ -. -
� ~ 1. l1s a niallaGeirea]t ilLfo7",;;ati_on system, 'the cu:. r. ent AiTS
j ~S co;icep.:ua.l.ly invalid pri lllli�a.l.y boca~_ise o~ its project - - - -
~' account orielli:ation and its nc~rros�a scope. ____~_ - .
2. The 1`iTS is nol,' actually inadeciuate as a man~l~c:ment
].Il:t"Oi"fiat tOn Syitem, ailcl fUr O~hGr pll:~�pi1~i`~c. f0i' tl]2 t ll!3.ttel',
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- ill a nuI!lber ox respeci.s, including ti]n; linESS, accuracy, ouc.ptlL
f-oi'Jrat.s, and. data content. _
.. ~ ~ 3. The full potential. off' the current bilS has not boon
' reaJ.ized .
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o:~ ii.s st.a~t:ccl p;is^l:c)s~ , lnrt: i..f. is cosily ill ~-ie�.,' o:t its ~tctu~ll
pext'G`.i ~ruic:e .
5. '1'ho ctr~ren% P~IIS ca.n Lc n�:oc1_i.ficd to I,iaJ:c it Iroz�e ef:ftca.e?Zt. ~----
6. Ti' ~}lo i`-i~.S is cl i~,c.ont:.ntiecl certain b:;nofiLs i~.'i.ll be
foreSone.
%. 1~}1C']'E 1S ]1U ~!SSLIrc TIC.C: 1.}tell. L}lei"e 1'Jt~.~. b~ all}' Sc.VJ.n~ S
to accntc: fxo;tr cliscon?:intlar~~e of t}l:; MIS.
$. Itepl.a.ce:;~;,1~. oC the AS1:5 14it:}1 d;:cc:rltxRll.7..c Cl 5y5tE:?IlS 1S
liable to be frau~h:: ]~.;_th }~rol)lcros w}lorc;in si~ni.ficant il7.for;tlation
gaps could emex~;e.
9. Tt is dol.iut.fu7. that ot}ler than a cent~~alizrxl, aui;ontatecl
s}'stern can rl~~ec ~;he neeus oi' Ccnt:er management.
10. ]except for olio Group, there ~.s ttnani_n:ous i.nte?�es'r. i.Il
more tit?lely in~orrl:Ati_o;.l, parci.cu].ar].y in xeal.-ti~n~ capabi].iY.y
~ncl relnaZe otl~.}~ttt de:vi_ces.
1J.. 7n cei'%ain uses, NP1C man~t~emeilt conceives o~ a n~ie
syste~t as a gib anti c data banl: able to respond r. apidl}r to a.llllost
any c{u~:st.i.oll. Tlli.s is not a practical conce:p%.
12: 7'}lei.`C: ~ i'@ �t1:'.7 ~tt.ICl?~Ilelltal ObjC'C%ZVGS z07' a lit?i1~.dE;ilCi1%
ll]~:Gi`l'I~ti0i1 S)'Ste;.l: tU 1)x"Ot~7.c10 C:~SC11'I:1.a.~ 7.11fUi"Ji~f'1iJ.GJ1 I1C=CClCt
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for. Illillc ~Gi~t::ilt: decision-ntt~t::ing and to provJd~ i.Il:c~oxrnat:ion
le~;i_ti_mately de;nandecl by c.:ter;lal aut}lo:~ i_ty. Any ne�,ti' ~ystnrm
should b~ des.`t~t,ed Y:o achi.e?~e onl}l t}lose Gbjectivc;s. }:xtx~news
and "Il.ice-to~havc" in~ortnat.iun should bo exc).uclecl ~1�om the
systcjll .
].3. 1'h:~ t~)~)e of system able to aclli.evc th~~ Gl:j ectives is
~~ wii:hi.n tho stai.e-o:~~the-aa�t.
hiatchi.ng 'ch.�. alteiMna7.7.ves ~t'.t:}1 the nt~tjo7� facr.oi~s bea~�ing on the problem,
>Lhe follo:ain~ ccrNc].u Tions artd recc:~~ne~ildat.ions havo 1~^en reached:
1. T}'le Centex should st:icl: tYi.t.h t}_n concept o1~ a
CGIltrallZC'�Cl, auto;rated 1i1111a~E'~i':'�n~ 7.ilfOrlilCl~:lOr1 SyS~G-?Ai t0
. , ~ xejec2: this concept: is ~. s~:ep bac}:rrarcl. This is in line
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' mo~~c to?,~ard ta,tLom~ation a1?rl ol,i.in?~.z~l'i ion of t.l:c ex~~lo:i.'i"i~i:~..on
. 1.. 'i'h~ ruz;~ent i~1IS :.=}.ou7.d be ~~et~t:i_n�d at;d modified at
a xcason~.blc level-o~ -ef ~ ore.
' 3< The r?odiiied P,11:S should be kc:~~t in operat.:Lan 1~~11x7.e
' a study O l'~~n~t~ C:i;l:Tll. lilrOi`tl;Zrla7l. l'.~~~:}S, 1d].~}1 ~il?1lhasz.s 0?1
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l:}le C'CC1s1.Uil ~~rOC''SSCS anal ex%er;?-~.Xi.i~fia~~na~c:LOn rc:c}ui~en?ents,
~'.. As a result. o~ the st.uc}.y, a nei; syste;n concept: should.
' , be dcv~~lopcd.
' S. 1'relimi.n_iry cost. esi:i?na%es far mcclificataon af' the
~, ~ curreni~ 1~lIS, if: Feasible, and no?,~ syste;;?s c~~pable of ft?lii.J_liz~g
the needs sta~ec} i.1i t:he syste,~?s coi:cep'c should be generated.
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' G. Cost./eff'ec%i.veness evaluation o~ the alternatives '
� should be c�rr. iecl our ~?nd the results, along ti�~ith t.hc final
' ~ systems concepts, present.cd for executive decision..
7. 'I'hc decision reac}led in ste}~ 6 should be pursued
: t*il;oi~ously anti strongly backed by NP1C r?anagen:ent tl~u�ough ,
t.o a~xl after iunpJ.ertent~.i.ion. X c t�ri11 be not only des3.rable,
but necessary, t.o assign scr?e of Llio best. assets af: t}1e
Cen.~cr Yo this t�is}:<
S. Pecausa dc>vclopnorit of a net�~ syste;ns coticcpt will
~ � xec;tzire an in--dept}~ study of N1~l:C ~ti~ith respct. t.o cLtrr~nt.
and ~'utLU~e i.npttt, output, decisS.an pxocc:sses, and extern;].
info~~;nation regLt~a�eme:lts, there tieill. be titi~art}lj,�}u]_e sa.cle _
bnefzts fxom th~:; study 1~ith applicability to other Ce,~t.er
� ~'roblems <
~ 9. Such a study should be run primer i_ly in-house, ~-' ~~~.-
' tiait}i can'i.ra.ctLtal assistarcc as needed.
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