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How to integrate information strategy planning with environmental management information systems—part I
Author(s) -
Orlin Judy,
Swalwell Peg,
Fitzgerald Chris
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.3310030209
Subject(s) - stewardship (theology) , profitability index , business , process management , best practice , information system , information management , information quality , knowledge management , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , environmental resource management , engineering , economics , management , finance , electrical engineering , politics , political science , law
Rational, cost‐effective provision of mission‐critical environmental management information remains elusive for almost all large enterprises. Even among the best performing companies—best performing from the perspectives of profitability, quality and/or environmental stewardship—environmental management information systems (EMIS) are usually comprised of dozens to hundreds of individual, isolated applications that require costly data capture, training, and maintenance. This article, the first of two, will discuss ways to coordinate information infrastructures with strategic goals and business processes.