As a manager, you’ll be involved in the interrelationships
among various functions within the organization.
Business functions are connected by the data and reports
they share or generate. Decisions made in the sales and
marketing department, for example, cause ripple effects
in accounting, finance, IT, manufacturing, and human
resources (HR) departments. In this chapter, you
read how various information systems support and integrate
business functions to maximize operational performance
and to meet compliance with numerous and
demanding regulations. Ideally, operational ISs (also
called functional area ISs) provide: