Organising Computer‐based Information Systems Resources

There are two major organisational issues to be resolved with computer‐based information systems (CBIS): who is to be responsible for CBIS, and how is the systems function itself to be organised? The practical implementation of an internal reorganisation of the systems function within International Distillers and Vintners (UK) Ltd delineates several alternatives: board responsibility for CBIS; centralisation/ decentralisation; and increased span of control of the systems department. In the short term, it is considered that some form of specialist knowledge will be required to provide CBIS within this company.