Question

Course- mngt information system

Question- Describe three ways information systems could be used to address the coronavirus outbreak. (200-300 words)

Answer 1

Solution:

In the outbreak of coronavirus, the role that information plays is very crucial. The information about the virus and its implications on various landscapes is crucial information for any business and hence it is extremely important for any business. Let's discuss the three ways in which we can use the information systems at organizations during coronavirus outbreak.

The information systems can be used to track their employees and the state of the employees' health during the coronavirus outbreak. This information system will help us in monitoring our workforce and ensure the workforce is away from the dangers of the coronavirus. This helps the businesses in planning their manpower for the operations. Secondly, the information systems can be able to monitor the information about the employees who will be working remotely due to the restrictions of the government because of lockdowns in various cities. In such a scenario the information system is able to maintain the log of employee work and hence helps the company in managing the employee's productivity when they are working remotely.

LAstly, the information systems are able to track the performance of the business because of the economic slowdown in most of the countries. This helps in measuring the business performance so that we can take appropriate decisions to ensure that we have a smooth business running without any threat to the busienss because of coronavirus outbreak. Many businesses have fired, hired the employees based on their observations on the infromation systems that help them in giving the current outlook of the business which is a crucial element for the business during the pandeminc situation.

Hence, these are broad 3 ways in which we can use the information systems for management to address the coronavirus situatin.