1.

Introduction
Management Information Systems (MIS) is the study of people, technology, and
organizations and the relationships among them. MIS professionals help firms
realize maximum benefit from investment in personnel, equipment, and business
processes. Its a people-oriented field with an emphasis on service through
technology.
In a way MIS is a documented report of the activities that were planned and
executed.MIS consists of people, equipment, and procedures to gather, sort,
analyze, evaluate, and distribute needed, timely, and accurate information to
automate or support decision making.
All businesses use information systems at all levels of operation to collect, process,
and store data. This data is aggregated and disseminated in the form of information
needed to carry out the functions of business. Everyone who works in business,
from someone who pays the bills to the person who makes employment decisions,
uses information systems. A car dealership could use a computer database to keep
track of which products sell best, and a retail store could use a computer-based
information system to sell products over the Internet. In fact, all businesses are
concentrating on the alignment of MIS with Business to achieve competitive
advantage over other businesses.
Management Information System (MIS) is a subset of the overall internal controls
of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and
procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as
costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy. Management Information
Systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to
analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the
organization
2. MIS for Garment manufacturing sector
Change being a constant factor in the apparel and fashion industry, a proper MIS in
place helps organisations take timely decisions, leading to increase in productivity
and profitability
The automation in manufacturing companies has significantly improved in all
areas of processing, but at the same time it has also created a staggering amount of
data.
Though IT departments have taken advantage of hardware improvements to
economically store the increased data, there never seems to be enough time or
resources to meet the needs of factory managers who face the fact gap that exists
between the data and the usable information required to make real business
decisions.
For manufacturing/operations companies, getting the right information to the right
people in a timely manner has never been more important than it is today to
reduce hidden costs, to increase production, and to maximize profits.
Manufacturers have to manage the complexity of their supply chain, internal
manufacturing, and operations along with meeting their distribution and customer
requirements. Manufacturers today are faced with making extremely complicated
decisions in real-time, on a daily basis, with limited information. Manufacturers
face increasing globalization, more competition than ever, and customers whose
demands reflect their own knowledge and expectations of a global market.
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manufacturing company is different like different processes, different tracking
systems and different challenges. All of these variations add up to the fact that you
need a management information system (MIS) that caters to the specific needs as
well. While looking for a MIS solution you may define your needs and formulate a
list of requirements that simplify the adoption of information technology for
improving performance.

In the manufacturing industry, information quality issues exist throughout the

supply chain. One reason for this is that manufacturers depend on data from
suppliers, contract manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and consumers in order to
effectively and efficiently source raw materials, forecast demand, make and market
their products. Very seldom will manufacturers have control over the quality and
format of this external data. Through incremental improvements in data quality
throughout the supply chain, however, manufacturers can realize significant
performance improvements, including improved speed and efficiency of product
manufacture, improved ability to perform demand analysis, improved channel
partner effectiveness through timely and accurate product and pricing information,
and improved customer satisfaction through timely and accurate customer
information. Measurement and verification are needed to ensure the information
quality program is reaching its objective

2.2 Garment industry department roles

2.2.1 Marketing department
Marketing plan and all the things which are related to marketing are under this
department. The main purpose of marketing department is to introduce the
products worldwide and make good will of their products in the local and
international market and make interest of the consumer and buyer towards their
products of garments and to get the feedback from customers around the work and
recommend changes to the production department according to customer need and
wants.

2.2.2. Customer Relationship Management:

This is also managed under marketing department. All the customers complaints
and all the data mining process are taken in marketing department. They work on 4
Ps of
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
The product is garment and they get the rates of all fabrics and other stuffs and the
make costing on ms excel sheets after price decision they select place to sell the
product place is very important in this sector because there are different sipping
rates for different countries and promote their product on that place and create
buyers interest in their products this is the main function and introduction of
marketing department.
2.2.3. HR department
All the companies social problem are solved by HR department in case of any
dispute the employees contact with HR department for help and solution of
problems.
2.2.4. R & D Department
The main purpose of this department is to research on new varieties or make
changes in production as per latest trends prevailing in the market.
2.2.5. Export / Import department
Import and export department ensure and make all necessary documents and all
legal agreement which are compulsory for the export purpose. All the product
documentation is made by this department for export and import.
This department manages all shipment dates schedules and tracking of the
shipments, B/L, E-forms, and packing list.

2.2.6. Quality management department

This department is responsible of maintaining quality of the product which is
produced in the industry. This department use latest gadgets to check product
quality. These departments solve the quality related problems and maintain the
quality according to the need of international standards.
2.2.7. MIS department
It is one the highest important departments because its connected with all
departments and cause of sales are on export base. The duty is to backup all the
data of employees and check regular maintains in the systems provide database
servers, provide trouble shooting and networking.
This department is also divided in many small united like support, software
development, web developers, networking engineers.
2.2.8. Finance department
This department comprises units like sales tax, internal auditors, accountants,
cashiers which are responsible for managing all cash and transactions making
accounts and salaries of the employees opening letter of credit or demand draft for
trading and bank accounts of company.
2.2.9. Admin department
The duty of managing small staff like security guards, office boys, control time
check on office staff and assign small task to the staffs on daily and routine basis.
The stores are also under Admin dept control when anything needed from stores
from stock the proper approval and reacquisition s required otherwise admin refuse
to give anything form stores.