With the coming of knowledge economy, the production and management mode of enterprises have changed greatly which are induced by the rapidly development of modern computer technology, information technology and network technology. Network and business management software outspread use in enterprises has brought about a profound influence in the aspect of enterprise's management, which will trigger an uttermost management revolution later on. Referring to numerous medium and small enterprises, how to reduce operation cost and improve action ability on market by standardized management and information sharing has become a problem relating to enterprises' survival. Therefore, the research of system’s design and development is certain of value, and the chain management system has the basic concepts and characteristics of general MIS system. It is a effective means to understanding to master this type of MIS system’s design and development, to improve software development, the ability of database applications management system.
This article describes the process of developing a management information system which with the PowerBuilder development tools for the future and SQL2000 back-end database environment. The system is mainly designed to management the products’, members’ and shops’ information. To provide basic data entry and changes, achieve enquiry function. The overall of system is simple and practical and easy to operate.
Keywords: Chain information management system, PowerBuilder, SQL Server2000
