Manufacturing and production information systems
The manufacturing and production function is responsible for actually producing the firm's goods and services. Manufacturing and production systems deal with the planning development, and maintenance of production facilities; the establishment of production goals; the acquisition, storage, and availability of production materials; and the scheduling of equipment, facilities, materials, and labor required to fashion finished products. Manufacturing and production information systems support these activities [4]. According to Hernandez & Rivera [14] the production information system is a computer program that manages a database of information