Advantages & Disadvantages

Advantages of using the different information systems

Using different information systems have many advantages such as:

1- Cost effectiveness: using Information systems technology in McDonald's has lend a hand to computerize the business process and make them simple. As a result, business become really cost effective money which made by machines. This give opportunity to rises productivity and profits, which means better pay to employees and good working conditions.

2- More opening time: using IT in McDonald’s help him to be opining business all days at the week all over the world. This support the idea of opening anytime anywhere with fill serves.  

3-Increase productivity: Using information system helps McDonalds to increase productivity. McDonald's starts find its specific strength and weakness through using the revenue reports, employee’s performance records etc. This step will help in developing his business procedure and identifying the appropriate IS.

4- Effort and time reduced: by using the information system in MacDonald’s the effort that the employees spend in processing orders is less and time is reduced. So it will increase the number of customers who orders.

5- Information system in MacDonald’s help in reducing the time of waiting customers for their orders. Also, it cuts down the errors that happen by the humans. Moreover, it limits the routine use of the paper that creates some problems.

6- Faster response to the customers

Disadvantages of using the different information systems

On the other hand, we have also some disadvantages for using different IS. One of the huge issues is absence of security while technology keeps on varying. This means that they should have continues development secure network. Furthermore, many research observed that all McDonald’s restaurants are built on one system and we think that is wrong. If we consider that there is a something wrong in the system power and there is no backup system. As a result, the orders for sure will be delay or cancel and they will lose their customers. They should have plan B and don’t rely on system all the time to avoid future problem with complex systems.