THE USE OF INFORMATION FLOW ANALYSIS FOR BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION

Abstract

Information technologies have great influence on the performance of organization. They are related with the changes in organization activities and structure of organization. A view to organization as a three-layer system where information flows connect material flows with decision makers is presented in this article. Three criteria (time, cost and path) are used in a formal model that evaluates organizations information flow effectiveness. This article pre-sents a methodic for choosing information technologies that fit organization needs by performance and cost. Petri nets are used for modeling.