Information systems: role and applications in the industrial segmentabstract

Abstract

As the business processes of the industrial production segment became more complex, the need for greater control of these activities and better response time to the demands for presented information increased. These demands were motivated by the globalization and increased competition in the domestic segment. This paper contributes to the discussion about information and information systems in the industrial segment, addresses their characteristics and application, and presents some advantages of its use and its application in the business environment in this segment, as well as discusses IT governance in the context of organizations. Thus, we used descriptive methodology based on different authors on the topic of information system and its implication in companies and organizations.